Beschreibung : An Egyptian hollow bronze figure of Sekhmet
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.
The lion-headed goddess seated on a throne, wearing a slim-fitting, ankle-length tunic, a striped tripartite wig beneath her mane, with a sun-disc headdress, the frontal uraeus with tail extending down the back of the wig, her arms resting by her lap, the right palm down, the left clasped into fist and pierced to hold an object, now missing, the block-shaped throne with a low curving back, the sides and back with incised decoration, the left with a striding figure of a falcon-headed god before an altar, offering indeterminable artifacts, with a cartouche of Psamtek I behind, the right with a striding pharaoh making 'field' offerings before an altar, the back with a vulture wearing a sun-disc and uraeus and three lotus flowers below, her feet resting on a thin rectangular rest extending from her throne with tang below, 10in (25.4cm) high, mounted
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Über das Lot Chargen- 77 Titel : An Egyptian hollow bronze figure of Sekhmet Anmerkung : Provenance:Acquired at Sotheby's London, December 8th, 1986.Published:Sotheby's London, Antiquities, Monday December 8th, 1986, lot 175.Literature:Cf. G.Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Staaliche Museen zu Berlin mitterlungen aus der Ägyptischen Sammlung, Band VI, (Berlin 1956) Tafel 41. Bonhams 3, Auktionator, 🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Verkaufstitel : The Geddes Collection Verkaufsdatum : 15/10/2008🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Auktionsreferenz : Live Sale