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LATE PERIOD, 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF OSIRIS-WENNEFER
LATE PERIOD, 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The standing god with detailed crown, beard and beaded collar, his eyes and brows recessed for inlay, traces of which survive, he holds a flail and crook in crossed hands, details of decorated wrist bands, the base inscribed with Ptolemaic hieroglyphs invoking Osiris, mounted
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The standing god with detailed crown, beard and beaded collar, his eyes and brows recessed for inlay, traces of which survive, he holds a flail and crook in crossed hands, details of decorated wrist bands, the base inscribed with Ptolemaic hieroglyphs invoking Osiris, mounted
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Wilhelm Horn (1870-1959); acquired from Dr Lederer, 1930.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
This lot was published by G. Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Berlin, 1956, no. 200a, pl. 78c.
The enigmatic hieroglyphic inscription possibly translates as follows: "Osiris-Wennefer, Lord of Eternity, give life and health, like Re forever, for Nesu-wennefer born of Ta-mert-Amon".
The enigmatic hieroglyphic inscription possibly translates as follows: "Osiris-Wennefer, Lord of Eternity, give life and health, like Re forever, for Nesu-wennefer born of Ta-mert-Amon".