Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0440
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.
Provenance
Private Israeli collection.
Ex Archaeological Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015.
Private European collection.
Literature
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.
Footnotes
The mount quite possibly adorned the Atef crown of a statue of Osiris.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0440
Egyptian Bronze Cobra Mount
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Egyptian Faience Scarab of Amenhotep III
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Detailed body and legs, underside with a cartouche of Amenhotep III containing his throne name Nebmaatre. 6.4 grams, 22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising the terminal part of a clavus in white and purple linen and wool, S torsion, borders embroidered with pilasters, the central scene representing eagles alternating with geometric elements; a large fragment of another clavus, ornamented with geometric patterns in red, green and yellow wool. 49 grams total including package, 22 cm each
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The clavi are realised in tapestry technique, and the one with prominent figures has a rounded end. They were part of the decoration of a tunic, and the presence of the Imperial eagle, not a common pattern, could refer to a military tunic. -
Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Comprising: a vibrant blue scarab with two crocodiles on the underside; a cream-coloured scaraboid with a trussed duck on the underside; a square plaque with two scarabs on the upper side, and a hawk-headed god before a seated figure of Amun on the underside. 7.3 grams total, 15-19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
