EGYPTIAN WORKER FIGURE Middle Kingdom, 2133-1797 BC A carved wooden crouching figure with gesso to the body, red and black pigment to the face and hair. 38 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Fair condition, split to rear. Provenance From an early 20th century collection. Literature Cf. Taylor, J.H. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, item 62 for type. Cf. Bourriau, J. Pharaohs and Mortals: Egyptian Art in the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge, 1988, pp. 103-107, for discussion on servant figures.
EGYPTIAN WORKER FIGURE Middle Kingdom, 2133-1797 BC A carved wooden crouching figure with gesso to the body, red and black pigment to the face and hair. 38 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Fair condition, split to rear. Provenance From an early 20th century collection. Literature Cf. Taylor, J.H. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, item 62 for type. Cf. Bourriau, J. Pharaohs and Mortals: Egyptian Art in the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge, 1988, pp. 103-107, for discussion on servant figures.
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