Bust of a Governor

Egyptian, Sais, Late Period, 2nd half of Dynasty XXVI, circa 580 BC
Greywacke
H.: 31cm. - W.: 21.5cm. - D.: 13cm.

Provenance:

Probably originally from the Temple of Neith in Sais.
In the collection of commander Sir John Francis Whitaker Maitland (1903-1977).
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 30 April 1935, described under lot 24.
Documented by Sir Alan Gardiner for his personal archives on the occasion of that sale.
Collection of Dr F., Switzerland, from the 1960s.
Then passed down by descent until 2024, Parisian private collection.