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LOT 0448
Egyptian Bronze Ibis Statue Foot
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (35 grams, 62 mm).
Modelled in the round with three spreading claws and spur to rear, attachment lug to underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Literature
Cf. Tiribilli, E., The bronze figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, GHP Egyptology 28, London, 2018, p. 226, no. 329, for a less well-preserved example.
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