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LOT 0037
Egyptian Bronze Cobra Mount
LATE PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 5/8 in. (182 grams, 22 cm).
Cobra-shaped mount with head raised and hood expanded, two mounting studs to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate Israeli collection.
Ex Archaeological Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015.
Private European collection.
Cf. Tiribilli, E., The bronze figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, GHP Egyptology 28, London, 2018, p. 295, no. 480, for a similar, though smaller, example.
FootnotesThe mount most likely adorned the Atef crown of a statue of Osiris.
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LOT 0037
Egyptian Bronze Cobra Mount
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £400
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