A Bronze Figure of the Apis Bull, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

A Bronze Figure of the Apis Bull
Height 5 9/16 in. 14.2 cm.; Length 5 5/8 in. 14.4 cm.

the sacred bull striding on a rectangular base inscribed on one side, and wearing the sun-disk with uraeus, a silver-inlaid triangle on the forehead, the finely engraved ornaments including a broad collar, a winged scarab covering the shoulders, a fringed cross-hatched blanket, and a vulture protecting the hindquarters.

Provenance

acquired by the present owner's aunt, Mrs. Edwards (d. 1960s), a world traveler and art collector

Catalogue Note

Cf. Baltimore, Egyptian Sculpture, no. 640, Lester Wolfe Collection, no. 140, and Sotheby's, New York, November 24th-25th, 1987, no. 32.