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Lot 164

An Egyptian bronze figure of a deity possibly Nefertum with inscription on the base

4 December 2025, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £12,000

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An Egyptian bronze figure of a deity possibly Nefertum with inscription on the base

Third Intermediate Period, Libyan Period, 22nd Dynasty, circa 900-750 B.C.
19.7cm high

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Provenance:
Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1988, lot 243.
The Brudy Collection, USA.
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1998, lot 15.
with Karsten Schubert, London.
with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, acquired from the above, 10 November 2010.

The inscription on top of the base mentions 'Son of Bastet'.

Nefertum's animal manifestation was the lion. He was also linked with the creation legend of the scented blue lotus on the waters of chaos: when its petals opened the sun god was revealed. For a discussion of Nefertum, cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum, London, 1994, pp.18-19.

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