Description : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE APIS BULL Late Period, circa 664 - 332 B.C. Depicted wearing a solar disc with a frontal uraeus, he strides forward on an integral rectangular base,Unlike other sacred animals, the Apis bull was not simply the favoured animal of another deity but considered divine in his own right, 5.7cm long, Provenance: Private Belgium collection formed in the 19th century then sold on the Belgian art market in 1956
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About the lot N° 20 Title : Egyptian Bronze Apis Bull Notes : Antiquities