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EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 BC): Large bronze statuette of t…
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EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 BC): Large bronze statuette of t…
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Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
EGYPT. Late Period (664–332 BC): Large bronze statuette of the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat standing on her front paws, her neck adorned with a necklace featuring the Udjat eye.
H: 29 cm excluding the porphyry plinth.
(A break at the neck has been skilfully restored; there is a small chip at the tip of one ear).
Provenance: Pierre Bergé auction, Paris, 15–16 October 2005, lot 756 (cover photograph of the catalogue)
Archaeological expert: Jean-Sylvain Caillou - +33 (0) 6 81 77 95 47 - [email protected]
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