Description & Technical information
Period: Old Kingdom, 2686– 2181 B.C
Origin: Egypt
Medium: Wooden
Provenance: Previously in the Private Collection of Professor Dr. Roland Bay (1909-1992), Orselina, originally acquired in the 1950s. The back of base stamped with the Japanese seal mark "Yoshio", the artist name for the stand maker Kichizô Inagaki (1876-1951).
Thence by descent.
Sold at: Antiquities, Christie’s, 7 July 2021, London, Lot 11.
Private Collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.
Categories: Classical & Egyptian antiquities, Sculpture
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