Description : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE AMUN LATE PERIOD, 25TH-26TH DYNASTY, 712-525 B.C. Solid cast and finely detailed, the god depicted seated on a throne atop an integral rectangular plinth, his legs parallel, his feet bare, wearing a short wrapped kilt with the curving hem crossing his thighs, adorned with a multi-strand broad collar, armlets and bracelets, his left arm held forth with his fisted hand facing down and resting on his thigh, his right arm bent and held above his leg, likely once holding a scepter, his youthful oval face with full lips and a straight mouth, his arching brows merging with the bridge of his nose, the eyes with white sclerae, the pupils bronze, his ears prominent, wearing his characteristic flat-topped headdress 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Prix: 81 250.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 60000 USD-90000 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 12 Titre : AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE AMUN Provenance : Property of a Gentleman; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 12 December
1967, no. 198.
The Late Sir A. Chester Beatty (Sold by Order of the executors); Ancient
Jewellery, Egyptian and Western Asiatic Antiquities, Islamic Pottery,
Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 18 June 1968,
lot 16.
Private Collection, Westchester, New York. Christie's, Salle de vente
, New York, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Antiquities Date de la vente : 13/12/2013🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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