Bidspirit auction | COLOSSAL EGYPTIAN FRAGMENTARY STONE HEAD

COLOSSAL EGYPTIAN FRAGMENTARY STONE HEAD OF COLOSSAL STATUE - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A large fragment from the back of a colossal head in dark hardstone, the surface carved with tightly spaced, horizontally arranged undulating ridges representing the striated wig. For similar see: B. M. Bryan, New Kingdom Sculpture, Fig. 40.7 Temple of Mut. CG 579. Size: 350mm x 600mm; Weight: over 300kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.