An Egyptian Bronze Figure of an Ibis, Late Period, 664-30 B.C.
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July 5, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of an Ibis
Late Period, 664-30 B.C.
sacred to th༺e god Thoth, cast in one piece, seated with with head erect and eyes recessed for inlay, the details✃ of the beak engraved.
Height from wood base 8 cm.
Wilhelmina ♚Ger𝔍ardina Elias-Vaes (1908-2002), Rotterdam, acquired in the 1960s or 1970s
Christie's, Amsterdam, Twenty Rooms. The private collection of the late Mrs Elias-Vaes, April 27th-29th, 2010, no. 20, part
acquired by the present owner at the above sale