THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
An Egyptian Composite Wood and Bronze Figure of an Ibis, Late Period, 716-30 B.C., in whole or in part
Lot Closed
December 17, 03:46 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Egyptian Composite Wood and Bronze Figure of an Ibis
Late Period, 716-30 B.C., in whole or in part
with recessed circular eyes, long slender legs with engraved crosshatched markings, the wood body pieced together leaving an internal cavity for the now missing ibis mummy.
30 by 53 cm.
Y. E. Collection, Paris, acquired between 1930 and 1956, thence by descent in the family (Drouot, Paris, Thierry de Maigret, June 21st, 2019, no. 36, illus.)
acquired at the above sale
acquired at the above sale