An Egyptian bronze Horus falcon on a sarcophagus
Late Period - Ptolemaic, circa 664-30 B.C.
The god wearing the double crown, with finely incised details of his feathers, talons, face and necklace, the oval eyes inlaid, the large talons set upon an integral rectangular platform surmounting a corniced hollow sarcophagus, 7in (17.9cm) high; 6¼in (15.5cm) long
Late Period - Ptolemaic, circa 664-30 B.C.
The god wearing the double crown, with finely incised details of his feathers, talons, face and necklace, the oval eyes inlaid, the large talons set upon an integral rectangular platform surmounting a corniced hollow sarcophagus, 7in (17.9cm) high; 6¼in (15.5cm) long
Sold for
£7,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
French private collection, circa 1800, by descent from Pierre Amédée Emilien Probe Jaubert (3 June 1779 28 January 1847), a French diplomat and orientalist who acted as Napoleon's advisor and translator during his Egyptian campaign in 1798-1801.
Category: Antiquities
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