Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE STATUETTE OF

EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE STATUETTE OF A CONCUBINE - Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1991 - 1790 BC. A rare faience of a hand-built concubine, nude and covered in turquoise-hued glaze, with arms held loosely at her sides. Dozens of hand-painted black rhombs cover her long dress and highlight details the necklace and the bracelets. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 22.1.180. Size: 110mm x 50mm; Weight: 150g. Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.