Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a French Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE APIS BULL, 26TH/30TH DYNASTY, 664-342 B.C.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
Property from a French Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE APIS BULL, 26TH/30TH DYNASTY, 664-342 B.C.
the sacred bull striding on a rectangular base, crowned by the sun-disk with uraeus between the horns, and with engraved ornaments including a broad beaded collar, a vulture over the shoulders, a saddle-cloth, and a vulture over his back, a votive inscription on the proper right and front sides of the base.
Height without tenon 11 cm.
the painter Paul Gervais (1859–1944), France, reputedly acquired in Egypt in 1891
by descent to his son Albert Gervais (b. 1892)
by descent to the current owners
Cf. G. Steindorff, Catalogue of the Egyptian Sculpture in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1947, no. 640, and Sotheby's, New York, March 1st-2nd, 1984, no. 140 (Lester Wolfe Collection), November 24th-25th, 1987, no. 32, June 6th, 2006, no. 86, and December 8th, 2010, no. 69.