Small toenail from a colossal statue comes to New England auction
This ancient Egyptian sculptural fragment, part of the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Autumn Majestic Sale in Maine on November 10-12, comes in a silver mount inscribed 'Small toenail from colossal Statue of Ramses II. Temple of Luxor, Feb. 13th, 1899'.
According to a letter dated 1919 included with the lot, the 5in (12cm) pink granite carving was co…