Lot Essay
Cf. Exhibition Catalogue, The George Ortiz Collection, London, 1994, no. 37 for a discussion on the "shiny silvery black sheen" on a kneeling statue of Amenemhat III.
CIRCA 6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
A copper alloy ibis head
Circa 6th-3rd Century B.C.
Showing the long curved beak of the bird, with gilding along the edge, and gold beading around its eye, the crown broken away at its base, mounted
5½in. (14cm.) high; 6½in. (15.8cm.) long
Circa 6th-3rd Century B.C.
Showing the long curved beak of the bird, with gilding along the edge, and gold beading around its eye, the crown broken away at its base, mounted
5½in. (14cm.) high; 6½in. (15.8cm.) long
Provenance
Formerly in the Heeramaneek Collection.