PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. & MRS. CHARLES W. NEWHALL, III
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEKHMET
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEKHMET
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
The lion-headed goddess striding forward with her left leg advanced, her arms at her sides, wearing a tightly-fitted ankle-length sheath, her radiating mane obscuring the front of her striated tripartite wig, the lappets falling along each breast
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
The lion-headed goddess striding forward with her left leg advanced, her arms at her sides, wearing a tightly-fitted ankle-length sheath, her radiating mane obscuring the front of her striated tripartite wig, the lappets falling along each breast
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Marcel Dumoulin, Brussels, 1970s-early 1980s.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1985 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. IV, no. 440).
Richards Collection, Michigan.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2004 (Gods and Mortals II, no. 76).
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1985 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. IV, no. 440).
Richards Collection, Michigan.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2004 (Gods and Mortals II, no. 76).
Exhibited
Hamilton, New York, Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, 1985-1999.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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