Wooden Head of a Dignitary

Period: Old Kingdom, 2686– 2181 B.C

Origin: Egypt

Medium: Wooden

Provenance: Previously in the Private Collection of Professor Dr. Roland Bay (1909-1992), Orselina, originally acquired in the 1950s. The back of base stamped with the Japanese seal mark "Yoshio", the artist name for the stand maker Kichizô Inagaki (1876-1951).
Thence by descent.
Sold at: Antiquities, Christie’s, 7 July 2021, London, Lot 11.
Private Collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.