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Description : **Originally Listed At $1200** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A dramatic, playful head of an ibis, carved with a dramatically long beak, a large eye, incised curves behind the eye giving the impression of a swirl of feathers, and a long, straight tab for insertion into a body. Ibis figures - consisting of separately carved heads and legs attached to hollow wooden bodies were used by the Egyptians to hold the mummified remains of ibises who were linked to Toth, the god of wisdom and writing. This example is decorated with gesso, and the remains of original pigmentation - pale green and gilt - are still visible in many places on the surface. Size: 15.4 W x 1.5 H (39.1 cm x 3.8 cm), 4.45 H (11.3 cm) on included custom stand. The ibis, an elegant, long-legged wading bird that lives along the shores of the Nile, was associated with the god Thoth. He was the god of wisdom and writing, and in worship to him many thousands of ibises were ritually sacrificed, embalmed, and mummified before being buried in underground galleries. Thousands of these burials have been excavated at Saqqara, near Memphis, Egypt's ancient capital. Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in 2017, ex-Relics of the Nile / Mike Sigler collection, Lexington, Kentucky, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #149623
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