A Large Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Lion-headed Goddess, 21st/25th Dynasty, 1075-525 B.C.

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December 6, 03:36 PM GMT

Estimate

35,000 - 45,000 GBP

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Works from the Collection of Jean Hart Kislak

A Large Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Lion-headed Goddess

21st/25th Dynasty, 1075-525 B.C.

enthroned with her feet resting on a trapezoidal support, and wearing a long close-fitting dress and striated tripartite wig surmounted by a fragmentary headdress, the whiskers, ears, and wavy ruff engraved.

Height 41 cm.

Diniacopoulos Collection, assembled between 1910-1932 and 1954
Canadian private collection, a portion of the proceeds intended for the benefit of Concordia University, Montreal (Sotheby’s, New York, December 10th, 1999, no. 228, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale