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Descripción : An Egyptian limestone mould Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.The square plaque carved in sunken relief with a Bennu bird, with incised eye and feather details, two long crest feathers flowing from the back of the head, 16cm x 17cm Provenance:Gustave Jéquier (1868-1946) collection, Switzerland, and thence by descent. The Collection of Gustave Jéquier, Christie's, New York, 4 June 2008, lot 26. Private collection.The Bennu bird was an important avian deity associated with the gods Atum, Ra and Osiris. It was believed to rise anew like the sun, and was most probably the prototype for the Greek phoenix. While in the Old Kingdom it was represented as a yellow wagtail, motacilla flava, by the New Kingdom it was usually depicted as a grey heron, ardea cinera, see R. H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, London, 2003, p.212. For a similar mould incised with a Bennu bird see Petrie Museum, University College London, acc. no. UC34694.
Precio: 0.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 6000 GBP-8000.0 GBP 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 199
Título : Mould, ÉPOCA : 2003
Talla : 16cm x 17cm
Bonhams 3, subastador, London, UK 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Antiquities
Fecha de la venta : 28/11/2018 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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