Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Property from a New York Private Collection
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis with Horus, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a New York Private Collection
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis with Horus
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
the goddess seated with her feet resting on a trapezoidal footstool, her son Horus in her lap, and wearing a long close-fitting dress, engraved broad collar, finely echeloned tripartite wig, the vulture headdress, and crown surmounted by cow horns and sun-disk, her face with large eyes and long finely incised eyebrows.
Height without tenon 31.1 cm.
Japanese private collection, 1970s or earlier (based on no longer extant custom-made wood box, hand-written label, and letterhead paper formerly used as padding)
Japanese private collection, acquired on the Tokyo art market in 1989 (Sotheby’s New York, June 3rd, 2015, no. 18, illus.)
Japanese private collection, acquired on the Tokyo art market in 1989 (Sotheby’s New York, June 3rd, 2015, no. 18, illus.)