Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE MALE FIGURE WITH

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE MALE FIGURE WITH PAPYRUS COLUMN - Late Period, Ca. 600 - 450 BC. A limestone figure of a male with a broad, angular torso and arms bent at the sides. The head is carved with large, almond-shaped eyes and a faint smile, framed by a striated tripartite wig. A stylised papyrus column is held upright against the right shoulder, its capital rendered in shallow relief.For similar see: Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, The Brooklyn Museum, 1960, f. 147, Plate 59.Size: 120mm x 100mm; Weight: 470gProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.