Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Another Property
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of the Horus Falcon, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
Auction Closed
December 6, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Another Property
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of the Horus Falcon
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
standing with the wings crossed over the tail feathers, and wearing a beaded collar, amulet suspended from a cord on the breast, and the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt with uraeus and fragmentary spiral, a rectangular aperture for insertion of the mummy below, the facial markings and other details finely engraved, the separately-made legs missing.
Height 23 cm.
Christian Rolle, an agronomist who specialized in irrigation projects in Egypt in 1945-1946
Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Thierry Desbenoit & Associés, June 10th, 2017, no. 99
Pierre-Bergé, Paris, May 16th, 2018, no. 71, illus. (pre-cleaning)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale