About the lot N° 34
Title : An Egyptian Limestone Matrix
Provenance : with R. Gill, London, 1991 (Eternal Egypt Catalogue Dendera, no. 14).Literature : G.D. Scott, III, Exhibition catalogue, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection, San Bernardino, 1992, no. 18, pp. 32-33.Notes : The present object served as the matrix for a mold used to cast inlays in faience or glass. The contours of the top of the head and round edge at the base of the neck were crafted so that the finished product could be merged with conforming inlays of contrasting colors. The matrix would have been pressed into clay, which would then be fired, and eventually the desired material would be pressed or poured into the mold. Such a system of manufacture allowed for near mass production.The use of stone, faience or glass inlays of similar scale began in the New Kingdom and they continued in popularity through the Ptolemaic Period. The features of the face of the present example suggest a date of the Thirtieth Dynasty to the early Ptolemaic Period.Condition report : repairedChristie's, auctioneer, New York, US
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Sale title : Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust Collection
Sale date : 09 Dec 2005
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