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LOT 1469
Bronze Statue of Egyptian Osiris
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 in. (1.11 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
The god standing on an integral square base holding agricultural implements and wearing the atef crown, mounted on a custom-made stand; after the antique.
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
Modelled after statues of Osiris in similar stance and garments, for example Aubert, J.F & L. Bronzes et Or Egyptiens, Paris, 2001, pl.9.
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LOT 1469
Bronze Statue of Egyptian Osiris
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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