Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from a New York Private Collection

An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis with Horus, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.

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Lot Closed

July 5, 12:56 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 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 and holding her child Horus in her lap, and wearing a long close-fitting dress, striated tripartite wig with uraeus, and diadem of uraei, the horns and disk missing, her face with refined features and carefully modeled ears.

Height 18.7 cm.

private collection, Spain, then by descent, thought to have been acquired in the first half of the 20th century
Spanish art market (Sotheby’s, New York, June 13th, 2002, no. 46, illus.)
acquired by the present owner after the above sale

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