Lot no. 1
VOTIVE SARCOPHAGUS WITH HORUS-FALCON
in bronze, the rectangular bowl with cornice,
surmounted by a statuette representing the god
Horus in the form of a falcon, wearing
pschent and uræus, the plumage finely
the neck engraved with a collar.
One of the eyes is inset with a silver pastille
encircled by a yellow gold thread.
Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Ptolemaic Period, circa 650 BC
Height: 17 cm - Width: 6 cm - Length: 16.5 cm
(Oxidation, visible damage and missing pieces)
PROVENANCE :
- Collection of Mr Arthur Joly
de Bammeville (1820 - 1892)
- Sold at Drouot Paris in June 1893,
lot 272. Paul Chevallier auctioneer.
See catalogue p. 44.
- Collection normande jusqu'à nos jours.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Classic furniture
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