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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE THOUERIS WITH THE HEAD OF A WOMAN Wearing a long tripartite wig and broad collar; with pendent breasts and swollen belly. Also this could be the goddess Ipet (Ipy, Opet), later assimilated with Thoueris. An extremely rare type. Cf. wood figure with face of Queen Tiy, 18th Dynasty, Turin Museum; wood panel, tomb of Nekhtamon (TT335), 19th Dynasty. Ex B. M. collection, Paris, acquired in 1980. Ca. 664-550 BC H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) GPV01 $18,500 Sales |
