13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
An Egyptian green stone bust of an official
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, circa 747-525 B.C.
Depicted with a bare-chest, wearing a striated wig behind large ears, a back pillar at the reverse with text in two columns composed of the standard funerary offering to Ptah, made by 'Padihorsma[tawy]', 4½in (11.5cm) high, mounted
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, circa 747-525 B.C.
Depicted with a bare-chest, wearing a striated wig behind large ears, a back pillar at the reverse with text in two columns composed of the standard funerary offering to Ptah, made by 'Padihorsma[tawy]', 4½in (11.5cm) high, mounted
Estimate:
£5,000 - 8,000
€5,800 - 9,300
US$ 7,500 - 12,000
€5,800 - 9,300
US$ 7,500 - 12,000
Footnotes
- Provenance:
French private collection, 1980s.
The offering to Ptah suggests a Memphis provenance.
Category: Antiquities
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