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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BASALT LION-HEADED STATUETTE
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Probably Wadjet, the lion-headed goddess, depicted in a stylised squatting position, wearing a tripartite wig crowned by a modius, incised facial features for the ears, the eyes, the mouth and the mane
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Probably Wadjet, the lion-headed goddess, depicted in a stylised squatting position, wearing a tripartite wig crowned by a modius, incised facial features for the ears, the eyes, the mouth and the mane
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Charles Bouché, Paris.
Private collection, France, acquired from the above on 24 April 1981.
Private collection, France, acquired from the above on 24 April 1981.
Brought to you by
Francesca Hickin