Gilded Bronze Neo-egyptian Head - Egyptomania, Early 20th Century

Neo-Egyptian / Egyptomaniac head in gilded bronze or brass.
Old element probably from a door knocker. Two holes on the side parts could have housed a handle.
French work from the 1920s in the taste of Ancient Egypt.
Height: 10.4 cm. Width: 7.3 cm.

This piece is an excellent example of the Égyptomanie movement, which reached a meteoric peak in the 1920s. This massive revival of interest in ancient Egypt was triggered by Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, profoundly influencing the Art Deco aesthetic.

Artists of the 1920s were fascinated by the symmetry and stylization of Egyptian art, which matched perfectly with a taste for clean lines and luxurious materials.
This type of object was often produced by Parisian or Austrian art foundries for a bourgeois clientele eager to flaunt its taste for modern exoticism.