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LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE APIS BULL
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
The bull striding forward, with a sun disc between the horns fronted by a uraeus, the body with incised characteristic decoration, including a triangle on the brow, a winged scarab on the back of his neck, a cross-hatched blanket on the back, and a winged vulture on the hindquarters, on a thin rectangular integral plinth, an attachment tang beneath
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high excl. tang
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
The bull striding forward, with a sun disc between the horns fronted by a uraeus, the body with incised characteristic decoration, including a triangle on the brow, a winged scarab on the back of his neck, a cross-hatched blanket on the back, and a winged vulture on the hindquarters, on a thin rectangular integral plinth, an attachment tang beneath
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high excl. tang
Provenance
with Faustus Galleries, London.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above in 1978.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above in 1978.
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