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EGYPTIAN BRONZE OPENWORK SCEPTRE FINIAL WITH CROWNED APIS BU…
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE OPENWORK SCEPTRE FINIAL WITH CROWNED APIS BU…
Estimate £1,500 - £3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
EGYPTIAN BRONZE OPENWORK SCEPTRE FINIAL WITH CROWNED APIS BULL.
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC.
A bronze openwork finial formed as a papyrus column surmounted by a pedestal supporting a recumbent Apis bull with the legs folded beneath the body. The bull wears a headdress composed of a sun disc with uraeus set between the horns and flanked by ostrich feathers.
Size: 110mm x 60mm; Weight: 185g
Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000.
This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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