Lot Essay
For a similar example see p. 427, pl. 11 in Aubert and Aubert, Bronzes et or égyptiens.
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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE ANUBIS
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Solid cast, the jackal-headed deity of mummification depicted striding forward, his left leg advanced, his fisted right hand at his side, clad in a belted pleated kilt and broad collar, wearing a striated tripartite wig and the Double Crown fronted by a uraeus, a circular recess above for attachment of the now-missing stinger, his eyes, muzzle and ears finely detailed, the rectangular integral plinth inscribed in hieroglyphs reading, "Anubis, who causes that Irtyeres(?), son of Pedihor, whose mother is Wakh, live"
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Solid cast, the jackal-headed deity of mummification depicted striding forward, his left leg advanced, his fisted right hand at his side, clad in a belted pleated kilt and broad collar, wearing a striated tripartite wig and the Double Crown fronted by a uraeus, a circular recess above for attachment of the now-missing stinger, his eyes, muzzle and ears finely detailed, the rectangular integral plinth inscribed in hieroglyphs reading, "Anubis, who causes that Irtyeres(?), son of Pedihor, whose mother is Wakh, live"
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Zakaria Collection, Los Angeles, formed in the 1960s.