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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Superbly detailed, standing with the legs together, the talons splayed, the closed wings crossing over the tail, the feathers and the characteristic eye markings defined by incision, a broad collar across the chest in horizontal rows, the body feathers indicated by stippling, the underside of the tail open through to the hollow interior, on an integral plinth
5 in. (12.7 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Superbly detailed, standing with the legs together, the talons splayed, the closed wings crossing over the tail, the feathers and the characteristic eye markings defined by incision, a broad collar across the chest in horizontal rows, the body feathers indicated by stippling, the underside of the tail open through to the hollow interior, on an integral plinth
5 in. (12.7 cm.) long
來源
with Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, 1968-69.