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Sale 6578
| Chicago
| Chicago
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Estimate$10,000 – $15,000
Provenance:
Reputedly found at Bubastis, Egypt, 1887.
Henri Édouard Naville (1844-1926), Switzerland.
Maguid Sameda, Cairo, Egypt, 1938-1946.
Smith Collection, Cambridge, England, 1946.
R.G. Collection, Boca Raton, Florida, prior to 1994.
Dr. Hernan D. Ruf, Pompano Beach, Florida.
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Antiquities & Ethnographic Art, 18 November 2021, Lot 56.
Inspected under 10x loupe and UV light. Solid cast bronze, with thin coating of laminate present, possibly from surface treatment. Fine mottled dark patina, with areas of verdigris and cuprite patina, and spots of malachite. Dents, pitting, and wear typical of age. Single rectangular tang under back haunches. Proper right ear is pierced with a single hole and gold hoop earring; earring most likely modern. Modern base made of wood with green felt underneath; the tang sits into the base and is not permanently affixed. Height with base 5 3/4 inches and height with tang 5 1/2 inches.
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