An Egyptian limestone relief fragment of a profile head
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 BC
Height: 16 cm
Provenance: with Nicholas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva, Switzerland, acquired in the 1960s; thence by descent until 2016
The finely carved limestone fragment in sunken relief depicting the head of a man in profile to the right. The figure is shown wearing a wig, with a beard, the eye with extended cosmetic line and brow in deep sunken relief.