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Lot 274

Four Egyptian bronze figures of the deities Sobek, Nehebkau, Amun and Ptah
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3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Four Egyptian bronze figures of the deities Sobek, Nehebkau, Amun and Ptah
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The crocodile-headed god, Sobek, striding forth wearing a short pleated kilt and the atef crown, his left arm outstretched; Nehebkau, the serpent-headed deity, wearing the atef crown and similarly striding; Amun wearing the typical headdress, plumes missing, striding forth with fists clenched to either side of his short kilt; and Ptah, depicted mummiform, holding the was sceptre and wearing an incised broad collar with counterpoise, 11.6cm-12.8cm high (4)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Sobek, Ptah and Amun: Gottfried and Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired in the 1970s.
Nehebkau: Private collection, UK. Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 21 April 2005, lot 491.
Gottfried and Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired at the above sale.

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