Descripción : LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Solid cast on a square integral base, a tenon below, the deity depicted mummiform, holding a crook and a flail in his hands, wearing a broad collar, a braided divine beard and a plumed atef-crown fronted by a uraeus, the idealizing features of the face well detailed, the eyelids, cosmetic lines and brows, and the beard straps inlaid in copper, the crook similarly inlaid, the plumes of the crown, plaits of the beard and the strands of the broad collar inlaid in gold, the four sides of the base with an incised hieroglyphic inscription reading, in part, A statement by Osiris-Wenenefer, give protection, joy, goodly prosperity...to Hor...tef-nakht
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.) high excluding tenon
Precio: 42 000.00 USD🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 25000 USD-35000 USD🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Sobre el lote Lote N° 23 Título : An Egyptian Bronze Osiris Procedencia : with Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1984. Literature : R.S. Bianchi and J. McDonald, Exhibition catalogue, In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings, Malibu, 1992, no. 35, p. 78.G.D. Scott, III, Exhibition catalogue, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection, San Bernardino, 1992, no. 89, pp. 141 and 143. Christie's, subastador, New York, US🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Título de venta : Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust Collection Fecha de la venta : 09/12/2005🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale