Lot 867
A Rare and Striking Bronze Sculpture of Anubis. Egypt, Late Period, c. 664-343 BC. The jackal-headed deity of mummification depicted striding forward on an integral plinth, his left leg forward, and clad in a belted pleated kilt. He is wearing a tripartite wig, broad collar, and holds a flail in his right hand. His face, muzzle and ears all finely detailed. The bronze deep brown, with occasional green and red. Discreet repair and restoration to plinth and feet. Height: 6-5/8". A superb bronze sculpture, elegant and original, without the over cleaning seen on many Egyptian bronzes.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000.
Morven Collection, Christies NY (6-08-04), lot 556; with Royal Athena Galleries, NY, in 1984; from Galerie des Saints-Peres, Paris previously. Billionaire John Werner Kluge, owner of Morven Estate, near Charlottesville, Virginia, was a self-made businessman who immigrated to the United States from Germany. Kluge developed his wealth by buying and selling radio and television properties, creating the Metromedia empire. Among his art collecting passions, antiquities occupied a favored spot.
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| Realized $21,850 |
