An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Neith, Late Period, probably 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
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July 5, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Neith
Late Period, probably 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
striding on an inscribed rectangular base, formerly holding the ankh in her right hand 𝄹and papyrus sceptre in her left, and wearing a close-fitting dress, broad beaded collar, armbands, and the crown of Lower Egypt with striated ornament.
Height from modern base 28.4 cm.
Yvonne Moreau-Gobard, Orient-Occident, 5 rue des Saints-Pères, Paris, acquired prior to Decemb🐬er 28th, 1977
Guyꦍ Delbès, Paris and La Croix-Blanche, acquired in the 1980s
Guyenne Enchères, Agen, De꧅cember 4th, 2021, no. 26
acquired by the present owner at the above sale