Bronze Statue of Egyptian Horus as a Falcon

LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/2 in. (3.81 kg total, 24 cm wide including stand).

Modelled in the round, the god Horus in falcon form perching on a square base, low-relief feather detailing to the wings and head, mounted on a custom-made stand; after the antique.

Provenance

Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.

Literature

See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 28e, for an example of falcon imagery.

CONDITION

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LOT 1550