Neskhonsou Ipouy and his wife Takharyt
Egyptian, 2nd Intermediate Period, 18th - 16th century BC
Granodiorite
H.: 33 cm. - W.: 23 cm. - D.: 14 cm.
Rework to faces
Provenance:
Former British collection of Lady V.S. Meux (1852-1910), Theobald's Park, Hertfordshire.
Sold with her collection in 1911.
On view at the Galerie Yvonne Moreau-Gobard in 1977.
Then former French private collection of Mr. Guy Delbès (1928-2019) since the 1980s.
Publications:
- E.A. Wallis Budge, Egyptian Antiquities in the posession of Lady Meux at Theobald's Park, London, 1896, p. 150, pl. XIX.
- Simon Connor, Être et paraître : Statues Royales et privées de la fin du Moyen Empire et de la Deuxième Période Intermédiaire (1850-1550 av. J.-C.), London, Golden House Publications (Middle Kingdom Studies, 10), 2020, p. 295.