Über das Lot Chargen- 14
Titel : An Egyptian bronze figure of an Ibis
Herkunft : Provenance:
Dr. Hans Stenzl (1880 Munich, Germany - 1980 Riehen, Switzerland), acquired in 1960.
Dr Stenzl was a research chemist at F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Cie. AG and J.R. Geigy AG; he was the inventor of important pain-relieving and anti-rheumatic medications.
He formed his collection of antiquities between 1953-1968.
Private collection, London. Inherited by the present owner in 1980.
The ibis was sacred to Thoth, the god of wisdom and learning. Such bronze statuettes were popular from the Late Period and have been found in shrines, temples and also alongside mummified ibises.Bonhams, Auktionator, London, UK
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Verkaufstitel : Antiquities
Verkaufsdatum : 08/12/2022
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Auktionsreferenz : Live Sale
