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92 - RARE FIGURE OF ISIS BREASTFEEDING Carved from a single block…
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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RARE FIGURE OF ISIS BREASTFEEDING Carved from a single block of wood with traces of gilding, the goddess is seated on an upright throne with a footstool. She has her right hand raised to her left breast. She is dressed in a long, form-fitting gown and wears a three-part wig richly adorned with inlays of dark cobalt-blue and light copper-blue coloured glass, punctuated with inlays of red coloured glass. Ancient Egypt. Ptolemaic period, 332 to 30 BC Height: 28.1 cm – Width: 6.5 cm – Depth: 14.4 cm (Visible damage and losses; restored elements) Provenance: – Galerie Jean-Philippe Marriaud de Serres, Rue Bonaparte. – Private collection JYB (acquired from the previous owner around 2010, with handwritten certificate) – Private collection. Description: This rare figure is comparable to the one held by the Louvre Museum [Inv. No. E 17495].
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Auction time 07/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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