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CIVILIZATION | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Late Period |
DATE | 30th Dynasty, 380-343 B.C. |
MATERIAL | Limestone |
MOUNTED | Yes |
Depicting the bust of the first King of the 30th Dynasty, Nectanebo I, wearing a nemes-headcloth with a double looped uraeus, its tail extending back over the crown, with finely-modeled ears and facial features, the reverse preserving some grid lines.
The grid lines are an aid to verify symmetry. A Sculptor’s model is a relatively small preliminary model or sketch. In this instance, a three dimensional study for a sculptural project, a demonstration piece, or teaching. Parallels have been excavated in temple deposits further suggesting they may have served as dedicatory offerings to the gods.
Nectanebo I was the founder of 30th Dynasty, the last native family to rule before the Persian and Macedonian conquests.
Private Collection, Europe, acquired in Cairo, 1950s.
Private Collection, gifted from the above, 1957.
French Private Collection, 1970s.
Formerly in a New York Private Collection, acquired Christie's, London, 9 December 1993, lot 160.
Artloss Certificate no . S00120912
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 9 December 1993, lot 160, The Property of a Gentleman.
cf. Tomoum, N.; The Sculptors' Models of the Late and Ptolemaic Periods, no. 9, pl. 11c-d., for a similar example depicting Netanebo II.
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CATEGORY | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Late Period |
DATE | 30th Dynasty, 380-343 B.C. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | Yes |