Lot 689
A Rare and Important Wood Carving from the Reign of Ramses II, the Great. Egypt, XIxth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BC. Stylized, and simply carved from a thick piece of dense wood, the object bears a hawk's head, with lappet wig, and a body of inverted conical form with rounded shoulders. At either side of the head, on the shoulders, were probably loops or eyelets for suspension (now missing). At the top of the head a stub of a dowel that would have held a crown or headdress. Incised along the front of the body, a register of glyphs, in the center of which is the cartouche naming Ramses II, the Pharaoh. The surface of the wood smooth and a little glossy from long handling. At the back, two moderate but stable age cracks. Overall the condition is exceptional for wood this old. Height: 4-3/8". A significant and rare object, worthy of any advanced collection.
Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,500.
Perhaps a form of Ib, or heart amulet, but with the head of Horus the falcon. Examples are known in limestone, and sometimes have been called plumb bobs or weights.
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| Realized $5,750 |
