This is the rating and price for A LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND WOOD FIGURE OF A GOOSE Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.
Description : the body in wood, the neck, head and webbed feet in bronze, standing with his left leg forward, the feet finely engraved, 33.4 cm. high (13 1/8 in.); 33 cm. long (13 in.) Provenance: Ars Antiqua, Luzern, Auktion 11, 14th May 1960, lot 16 Literature: J.Vandier, 'L'Oie d'Amun'. Monuments et Memoires Fondation Eugene Piot, vol. 57, Paris, 1971, p. 18, fig. 12 For a full discussion see J. Vandier, 'L'Oie d'Amun', Monuments et Memoires Fondation Eugene Piot, Paris, 1971, vol. 57, p. 5-41 in which he described only four or five known examples. One in the Louvre; one sold at Christies, London, Antiquities sale, 14th April 1970, lot 43; our example; and another which was currently on the art market and which may be the same as the one he describes as the fifth.
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About the lot N° 73 Title : A LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND WOOD FIGURE OF A GOOSE Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C. Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 10 Dec 1996It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
