Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a European Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A KUSHITE KING, 25TH DYNASTY, 750-656 B.C.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A KUSHITE KING, 25TH DYNASTY, 750-656 B.C.
perhaps Taharqa, kneeling and offering a figure of Maat in his left hand, his right hand raised in a gesture of praise, and wearing a kilt with sporran, striated beard, and the nemes head-cloth with fragmentary uraeus, the eyes with gold overlay.
Height without tenon 6.5 cm.
reputedly Hilton-Price Collection
Charles Bouché (1928-2010), probably collected in the 1960s/1970s (based on collection number on the back of the wood base, stating "C.132")
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Thierry de Maigret, November 15th, 2013, no. 176, illus.