Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 99, p. 116 in Fazzini, Images for Eternity, Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn.
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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HORUS FALCON
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Hollow cast, wearing an incised broad collar with a heart pendant and the Double Crown fronted by a uraeus and a projecting coil (now missing), the closed wings crossing over the tail feathers, the feathers finely incised, the well-modelled head with lidded round eyes, a hooked beak and detailed facial markings, the underside with an opening for insertion of a now-missing mummy, presumably once sealed in plaster
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Hollow cast, wearing an incised broad collar with a heart pendant and the Double Crown fronted by a uraeus and a projecting coil (now missing), the closed wings crossing over the tail feathers, the feathers finely incised, the well-modelled head with lidded round eyes, a hooked beak and detailed facial markings, the underside with an opening for insertion of a now-missing mummy, presumably once sealed in plaster
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with C. Dikran Kelekian, New York, 1966.
The Estate of Evelyn Annenberg Hall, New York.
Millea Bros. Auctions, New Jersey, 29 October 2006, lot 1068.
The Estate of Evelyn Annenberg Hall, New York.
Millea Bros. Auctions, New Jersey, 29 October 2006, lot 1068.