THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
A Fragmentary Egyptian Basalt Naophoros, 1st half of the 26th Dynasty, circa 664-600 B.C.
Lot Closed
December 17, 03:51 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Fragmentary Egyptian Basalt Naophoros
1st half of the 26th Dynasty, circa 664-600 B.C.
kneeling on a high base rounded in front and holding a naos containing a figure of Osiris before him, the god holding the crook and flail and wearing the atef crown.
Height 15 cm.
private collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1973
Christie’s, London, October 1st, 2015, no. 154, illus.
acquired at the above sale
Christie’s, London, October 1st, 2015, no. 154, illus.
acquired at the above sale