Naturalistic Egyptian Left Foot - Wood W/ Gesso - Sep 13, 2018 | Artemis Gallery In Co
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Naturalistic Egyptian Left Foot - Wood w/ Gesso

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Naturalistic Egyptian Left Foot - Wood w/ Gesso
Naturalistic Egyptian Left Foot - Wood w/ Gesso
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Description
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE A delightful left foot covered in gesso left from an Egyptian statuette. The piece has a sandal strap, with a dowel at the back where it was once connected to the larger statue. This foot was likely part of an anthropoid coffin, made from wood because it was more pliable to carve and could be made to look more naturalistic. Size: 2.45" W x 2.2" H (6.2 cm x 5.6 cm)

See a very similar example at the Brooklyn Museum: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/185791

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-collection of Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain (1852-1929), France

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Condition
Foot is a fragment from a larger statue. Much original pigment remaining, with one small area of loss on the top of the foot and some wear to the gesso on the surface.
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Naturalistic Egyptian Left Foot - Wood w/ Gesso

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