Carved of a heavy, dark tan wood, the bust depicts a female possessing great regal dignity. Her exceptionally high-piled hair is decorated with five rows of closely set horizontal incisions running ve..
more »Carved of a heavy, dark tan wood, the bust depicts a female possessing great regal dignity. Her exceptionally high-piled hair is decorated with five rows of closely set horizontal incisions running vertically from the forehead to the slightly pointed top of the piece, represented the queen's special coiffure. The portrait bust is powerfully expressive, having been carved with great sensitivity, and the dark wood now has a high patina.
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