Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN WOODEN ROWER

EGYPTIAN WOODEN ROWER - Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC. A wooden figure of a seated male rower, depicted with legs bent beneath the body and arms once attached to the shoulders. The body and face are painted red with black detailing around the eyes, eyebrows, and hair.For similar see: P. Giovetti, D. Picchi, Egitto, Splendore Millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, 2015, Cat. III. 22.Size: 105mm x 40mm; Weight: 35gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.