Lot Essay
For a similar example in the Cleveland Museum of Art see no. 105 in Bianchi, Cleopatra's Egypt. Age of the Ptolemies.
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PTOLEMAIC PERIOD TO ROMAN PERIOD, 304 B.C.-200 A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF A BULL
Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period, 304 B.C.-200 A.D.
Preserving part of the neck and the head, the eyes well defined with deep channels setting off the snout
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) high
Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period, 304 B.C.-200 A.D.
Preserving part of the neck and the head, the eyes well defined with deep channels setting off the snout
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) high
Provenance
Mala Rubenstein Silon Collection