RARE ORNAMENTAL ELEMENT WITH A MALE HEAD Egypt,... Lot 48

RARE ORNAMENTAL ELEMENT WITH A MALE HEAD Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC Striated agate Dim_ 2,6 x 2,4 cm Provenance Former European collection from the London market, 1990s Paris, private collection The head with a rounded face is characterized by almond-shaped eyes whose made-up eyelids are finely suggested by thin hollow lines. The nose is thin and short, the mouth small with fleshy lips. The low forehead is surmounted by a short curved wig framing the whole face up to the neck. The head is pierced throughout. Rare. A MIDDLE-KINGDOM BANDED AGATE ORNAMENT ELEMENT WITH MALE HEAD, 2040-1782 B.C. 1 x 06/7 in The rounded face with almond-shaped lidded eyes, straight thin nose, and small full lips is framed by a short wig enveloping his ears. Pierced.