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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE IBIS
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE IBIS
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Hollow cast, modelled in broad planes with wings, tail and beak clearly articulated, the eyes inlaid with blue glass, on a rectangular wood base
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) high
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Hollow cast, modelled in broad planes with wings, tail and beak clearly articulated, the eyes inlaid with blue glass, on a rectangular wood base
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's New York, 15 December 1993, lot 21