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LOT 0594
Egyptian Bronze Uraeus Mount
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (6.54 grams, 35 mm).
Formed as a rearing cobra with the hood divided into cells to accept inlay.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p. 93, no. 143, for a similar, fragmentary example.
FootnotesThe uraeus depicts a rearing cobra and symbolises royal power and authority, as well as the Lower Egyptian goddess Wadjet.
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LOT 0594
Egyptian Bronze Uraeus Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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