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LOT 0018

Egyptian Wooden Falcon

LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-31 B.C.

6 3/8 in. (124 grams, 16.3 cm).

Carved figure of a falcon perching on an ellipsoid base, with mortice in the top of the head for a separately-fashioned crown (missing); traces of painted decoration visible on the face; old collector's numbers to the underside 'E.18' and 'ΛOC'.

Provenance

Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s.

Literature

Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.236-237, no. 115, for an example with a similar form.

CONDITION
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LOT 0018

Egyptian Wooden Falcon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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