Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of the Goddess Isis, 21st/25th Dynasty, 1075-656 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 7, 03:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of the Goddess Isis
21st/25th Dynasty, 1075-656 B.C.
the goddess seated and formerly holding her child Horus in her lap, and wearing a long close-fitting dress, broad beaded collar, striated tripartite wig with double uraeus, vulture headdress, and diadem of uraei, the inserted horns and sun-disk missing, her face with full lips rounded at the corners, eyes recessed for inlay, and contoured eyebrows, traces of gilding remaining.
Height from modern base 22.5 cm.
private collection, early 20th Century (based on custom-made wood base)
Swiss private collection, acquired in the late 1970s
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above
Published
Sotheby's, London, December 7th, 2021, no. 48, illus.