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LOT 0423
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Osiris
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (95.6 grams total, 12 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round with a tall feathered atef crown and uraeus, arms set one above the other at the chest, hands holding Osiris's royal regalia, lower legs absent, with a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Herne Bay High Street, June 1957.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.9.
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LOT 0423
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Osiris
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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