Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN WOODEN STATUETTE OF A

EGYPTIAN WOODEN STATUETTE OF A ROWER - Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A carved wooden statuette of a standing rower with a square-cut wig framing a rounded face with incised eyes. The shoulders are broad, each pierced to receive pegged forearms. The legs are straight with the feet set together on an integral rectangular base.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA34274; Christie’s, Live Auction 17198, Antiquities, Lot 5.Size: 280mm x 60mm; Weight: 150gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1970s.