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LOT 0042
Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Osiris
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
8 3/4 in. (269 grams total, 22 cm including stand).
Depicted in a tightly wrapped shroud, holding his characteristic regalia of crook and flail; wearing the Atef crown; remains of gilding, eyes inlaid in glass; small part of the crown missing, otherwise intact; on a custom-made stand; some restoration.
ProvenanceGerman private collection H. W. (1931-2018).
Acquired before December 1991 on the German art market.
Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity of Galerie Puhze, prior to 1991.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11948-210758.
Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl.XVI, for similarly fine examples.
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LOT 0042
Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Osiris
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000€8,120 - 10,440 (for guidance only)$9,450 - 12,150 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Steatite Cosmetic Palette
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, 1292-1070 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Shallow bowl with rounded rim and openwork handle formed as two ducks resting with necks bent and heads draped to the rim; underside with wing, leg and tail detailing. 34.5 grams, 69 mm
Mary Alice Ryun, Fort Worth, Texas, prior to 1975; thence by descent. Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art, 8 December 1995, lot 222; where acquired by the present owner. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11949-209610. -
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With remains of polychrome painted detailing, depicting a large part of a face with eye detailing and remains of segmented headwear; old collection number 'E.352' and a later suspension loop to the reverse. 283 grams, 23.5 cm high
Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11606-198998. -
Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry
Late New Kingdom, circa 1100 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With remains of pigment to the tripartite wig, face and eyes; vertical band of hieroglyphic inscription in black on the front giving dedication: 'sḥḏ wsir Ꜣbt-iyiry(?) mꜢʾ ḫrw' ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Abet-iyiry(?), true of voice’; with remains of red borders and red detailing to the back. 162 grams, 13.3 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
