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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD AND BRONZE IBIS
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Depicted seated, the body sculpted in wood and covered in gesso, the legs and the head each separately cast of bronze and inserted, the legs folded under, with a sinuous neck and a long bill, the eyes inlaid, the closed wings articulated
21 in. (53.3 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Depicted seated, the body sculpted in wood and covered in gesso, the legs and the head each separately cast of bronze and inserted, the legs folded under, with a sinuous neck and a long bill, the eyes inlaid, the closed wings articulated
21 in. (53.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, U.S., 1979.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8 June 2005, lot 25.
Private Collection, Los Angeles.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8 June 2005, lot 25.
Private Collection, Los Angeles.
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