Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from a Belgian Private Collection

An Egyptian Limestone Figure of an Enthroned God, Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 B.C. or earlier

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Lot Closed

July 5, 12:55 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

wearing sandals and a pleated kilt, and holding an ankh in his right hand, the inscriptions including a fragmentary cartouche, “beloved of Amun, like Ra for Eternity”; remains of red pigment.

Height 12.5 cm.

Bernard and Bertrand Bottet, France, acquired prior to 1960

Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Enchères Rive Gauche, Objets de hasard. Collection Bottet et à divers amateurs, March 26th, 2012, no. 274

Galerie Chenel, Paris, acquired at the above sale

acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012

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