EGYPTIAN GREEN SCHIST HEAD OF KING TAHARQA - EX SOTHEBY'S

Kushite, ca. 750 - 656 BC. A green schist head of King Taharqa wearing the tall Crown of Upper Egypt, with the remains of an uraeus at the front. The face is carved with carefully contoured upper eyelids and a strong nose, with the characteristic Kushite fold flanking the nostril. The mouth is compact with full lips, and the ear is carved in low relief against the side of the head. For similar see: B.V. Bothmer, The Brooklyn Museum, Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, figs. 89-90, no. 41. Size: 105mm x 60mm; Weight: 530g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; Ex. Sotheby's Sale 8452, 05 June 2008, lot 58, Ernest Erickson, New York, Ernest Erickson Foundation (Sotheby's, New York, June 23rd, 1989, no. 66, illus.). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a statement from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.

Estimate:£5,000

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