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LOT 0467

Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet Statuette

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

2 7/8 in. (30 grams total, 73 mm including stand).

Standing figure of Sekhmet with arms held at her sides, wearing a wig and tight-fitting robe; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.308-309, no. 189, for a similar bronze figurine.

Footnotes

Sekhmet was a ferocious and aggressive deity, the consort of Ptah, and closely associated with the king. An amulet would imbue its wearer with her power.

CONDITION
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LOT 0467

Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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