BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF OSIRIS, 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1075-716 B.C.
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July 9, 01:11 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF OSIRIS, 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1075-716 B.C.
standing and holding the crook and flail, and wearing the Atef-crown with bronze uraeus and missing bronze plumes, remains of gilding on the face, of inlay in the beard straps, eyes, and eyebrows, and of gesso and linen over the body, the head and upper arms made separately.
Height 49 cm.
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Galerie Kevorkian, Paris, 1970s
private collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1970s
Galerie Chenel, Paris, acquired by the present owner from the above in 2009
For a related example see Christie’s, https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/an-egyptian-gilt-wood-osiris-third-intermediate-5546872-details.aspx.. For a lifesize wood figure of Osiris made in a similar way see https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statue-osiris”.