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THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXII, 1070-712 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GILT BRONZE BUST OF A PHARAOH AS OSIRIS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXII, 1070-712 B.C.
Hollow cast with the arms folded across the upper torso, the fisted hands holding now-fragmentary attributes, the eyes, brows and false beard chin-strap originally inlaid, perforations along the forehead and chin for the now-missing uraeus and false beard, preserving traces of gilding on the face
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXII, 1070-712 B.C.
Hollow cast with the arms folded across the upper torso, the fisted hands holding now-fragmentary attributes, the eyes, brows and false beard chin-strap originally inlaid, perforations along the forehead and chin for the now-missing uraeus and false beard, preserving traces of gilding on the face
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Provenance
French Private Collection.
with Robin Symes, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988 (Gods and Mortals, no. 133).
with Robin Symes, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988 (Gods and Mortals, no. 133).
Literature
J.M. Eisenberg and R.S. Bianchi, Catalogue of the Egyptian and Near Eastern Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York, 1992, no. 88-81.