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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH

LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
8 ¾ in. (22.4 cm.) high
Provenance
William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909); thence by descent.
The Amherst Collection: Egyptian & Oriental Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 13-17 June 1921, lot 116.
French private collection; thence by descent.
with David Aaron Ancient Arts, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2020.
Literature
"Egyptian Art Over 3000 Years Ago: Gems of the Amherst Sale", The Illustrated London News, Saturday 11th June 1921, p. 783.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA674).

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Lot Essay

William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst was predominantly a collector of books and manuscripts, but he also enjoyed collecting Egyptian works of art with his daughter, Lady William Cecil. The pair undertook extensive excavations in the Nile valley, notably at Tell el-Amarna in 1891-2 and at Aswan in 1902-4, acquiring many pieces during their travels. The collection was preserved in Tyssen-Amherst's country home, Didlington Hall in Norfolk, where he built a museum for the works. His collection of books and manuscripts and antiquities were dispersed at Sotheby's in 1909 and 1921 respectively.

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