Bidspirit auction | Egyptian Style Gilded Carved Wood

Egyptian Style Gilded Carved Wood Bicephalic Ram Sculpture - A large scale carved wood sculpture depicting a bicephalic addorsed ram in the Egyptian revival taste. The sculpture features two ram heads sharing a single recumbent body, with each head facing outward. The ram heads are detailed with prominent, tightly spiraled horns with horizontal ridges, almond shaped eyes, and long, striated chin beards. The work is constructed from carved wood finished with gold leaf gilding over a dark bole or lacquer ground. The underside of the wood is unfinished, showing the natural grain and traces of black pigment, and contains approximately 14 circular bore holes of varying depths. A small white rectangular adhesive label with the handwritten number 30 is located on the underside of one hoof. A white paper string tag is present with handwritten dimensions. 12.5 x 24 x 6.