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Lot 271
1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £12,000
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An Egyptian wood figure of Montu
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The falcon-headed god of war depicted striding, with his left leg advanced, wearing a short kilt and a scalloped tunic, the lappets of his striped tripartite wig falling over his broad collar, his right fist clenched to hold an attribute, now missing, a hole in the top of the wig for insertion of a crown, now missing, 6in (15.2cm) high, mounted
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The falcon-headed god of war depicted striding, with his left leg advanced, wearing a short kilt and a scalloped tunic, the lappets of his striped tripartite wig falling over his broad collar, his right fist clenched to hold an attribute, now missing, a hole in the top of the wig for insertion of a crown, now missing, 6in (15.2cm) high, mounted
Footnotes
Provenance:
German private collection, the Ruhr.
With Nicholas Wright, London, circa 1980.
























