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IBIS IN BRONZE, ALBASTRE AND GLASS PASTEL
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IBIS IN BRONZE, ALBASTRE AND GLASS PASTEL
See original version (French)
Estimate €20,000 - €30,000
Voluntary lot
Description
IBIS IN BRONZE, ALBASTRE AND GLASS PASTEL
Egyptian art, Ptolemaic period, 330–30 BC
A statuette depicting the god Thoth in the form of a walking ibis; the body is in alabaster, whilst the head and legs are in bronze, finely chiselled to render the anatomical details; the tail is inlaid with lapis-coloured glass.
The neck and legs have been reattached to the body, possibly at a later date.
Height: 25 cm
Provenance: Charles Gillet Collection (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
An Egyptian bronze, alabaster and glass ibis,
Ptolemaic Period, 330–30 BC.
See original version (French)
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