Property from a New York Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE HORUS FALCON, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property from a New York Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE HORU♚S FALCON,ꦏ 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
standing with the wings crossed over the tail feathers, and wearing a beaded collar and the crown of Upper and lower Egypt with separately cast spiral, the round e🃏yes inlaid in obsidian(?) and gold, the facial markings and all other detail very finely engraved, remains of a wood support inside the fragmentary base.
Height 13.5 cm.
Galleria Casa Serodine, Ascona
Hubertus Waꦯld (1ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ913? -2005), Hamburg, acquired from the above in July 1957
The Hubertus Wald Charitable Foundation, Hamburg (Christie’s Londo💫n, April 26th, 2012, no. 198, illus.)
Published
Die Sammlung Hubertus and Renate Wald Hamburg, Hamburg, 1998, pp.194-195