LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-30 B.C.
Details
A GILT WOOD IBIS HEAD
late period, dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-30 b.c.
With detailed eyes and beak, a loop at either end for attachment to a now-missing mummified ibis, some traces of linen wrappings preserved on the bottom
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) long
late period, dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-30 b.c.
With detailed eyes and beak, a loop at either end for attachment to a now-missing mummified ibis, some traces of linen wrappings preserved on the bottom
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's New York, 15 December 1993, lot 53.