A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN APIS BULL, wearing large sun disk and uraeus between its horns, triangular recess with later gold sheet inlay on its forehead, with chased details on its back of a winged scarab, mat and winged sun disk, on an integral rectangular base inscribed "Horudja", two tangs for attachment on the underside, 6th-4th Century B.C.

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN APIS BULL, wearing large sun disk and uraeus between its horns, triangular recess with later gold sheet inlay on its forehead, with chased details on its back of a winged scarab, mat and winged sun disk, on an integral rectangular base inscribed "Horudja", two tangs for attachment on the underside, 6th-4th Century B.C.
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high excl. tangs, 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) long

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