Lot 868
Superb Bronze of Striding Male Divinity. Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Era, c. 600-50 BC. The idealized figure striding forward on an integral plinth, perhaps once holding a kherep-baton in his right hand and a staff in his left. He wears a short pleated kilt, wrapped tightly at the hips. The man with slightly fleshy well modelled torso, and wearing a striated tripartite wig fronted by a uraeus, along with a braided false beard. Neat, professional restoration to forward foot and front of plinth. Pleasant green patina, with much of original surfaces intact. Height: 6"; on custom base. Classic Egyptian art!
Estimated Value $9,500 - 12,500.
Morven Collection (John Werner Kluge), Christies NY (6-08-04), lot 561; with Royal Athena Galleries, NY, in 1989; from D. Zimmerman, Geneva.
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