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The kneeling figure not illustrated.
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PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Standing with its talons splayed, with short tenons below, the closed wings crossing over the tail feathers, with incised details, wearing the Double Crown; together with a male figure kneeling in supplication, his arms bent with the forearms raised in adoration (the right preserved), wearing a tightly-fitted kilt with a central tab and a short striated wig
Falcon: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) high (2)
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Standing with its talons splayed, with short tenons below, the closed wings crossing over the tail feathers, with incised details, wearing the Double Crown; together with a male figure kneeling in supplication, his arms bent with the forearms raised in adoration (the right preserved), wearing a tightly-fitted kilt with a central tab and a short striated wig
Falcon: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's father, New York, prior to 1980.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Molly Morse Limmer
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