Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
An Egyptian Greywacke Inscribed Statue Base, Late Period, 712-30 B.C
Lot Closed
July 6, 12:44 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
An Egyptian Greywacke Inscribed Statue Base
Late Period, 712-30 B.C
for a striding figure, inscribed in sunk relief on the sides with two lines of inscription.
25 by 10 by 12.6 cm.
G.H. collection, Germany, acquired in Zurich in 1992
Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, November 19th, 2014, no. 88
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2015
Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, November 19th, 2014, no. 88
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2015
Olivier Perdu discusses the present lot in a forthcoming article entitled "Un témoignage aussi direct qu'inattendu sur Ophellas de Cyrène". Based on compelling evidence, the author identifies the owner of the statue with Ophellas of Cyrene, the Macedonian general whom Ptolemy I appointed as governor of Cyrene ca. 322 and whose misadventures were later chronicled by Diodorus of Sicily.