Chapter Eleven
The art object sat on the small coffee table in front of the couch. We both were mesmerized by its uncommon design and peculiar beauty.
“Micah, I want to tell you more about the art sculpture…at least what I’ve been able to find out. I need to know your opinion.”
“Okay. Unscholarly opinions are easy.”
“For sure…I discovered the object at the time I sold a house. The sculpture was not visible. It was placed on an old bookshelf. The statute was wrapped with clay serving as the outer skin. Think of an artist who paints over an existing canvas. The concept of a painting beneath a painting could be applied to this rare object. The exterior clay mold was in the shape of a pharaoh from Egypt. I believe it was the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. There were several surface cracks in t
