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    7 December 2000

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    • AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
    Lot 354

    AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON

    LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 21,150

    Estimate

    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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    AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
    Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
    Standing with the talons together, the feathering of the wings and the characteristic patterning of the eyes defined by incision
    6 in. (15.2 cm) high

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    Lot Essay

    For a similar falcon see no. 99 p. 116-117 in Fazzini, Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn.

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