ID 1076515 
Lot 8  | AN EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE HEAD OF AMUN
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000 
NEW KINGDOM, LATE 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1336-1295 B.C.
7 5⁄8 in. (19.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Galerie Mythologies, Paris.
Private collection, France, acquired from the above, 1975.
with Charles Ede, London, 2011 (Egyptian Antiquities, no. 4).
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
'Rediscovered Masterpieces at the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht', The Global Edition of the New York Times, 18 February 2011, advertising supplement, p. 7.
P. Clayton, 'Ancient Egypt', in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 38, fig. 11.
M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins: La Collection Famille Levett, Mougins, 2012, p. 20.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA708).
| Medium: | Granite, Stone | 
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| Art style: | Ancient Art | 
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa | 
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities | 
| Medium: | Granite, Stone | 
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| Art style: | Ancient Art | 
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa | 
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities | 
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