EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF PTAH

Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BC. A bronze figure of Ptah standing mummiform, enveloped in a close-fitting garment and wearing a skullcap and broad collar. A long straight false beard descends from the chin. He holds a was-sceptre before him with both hands. An integral rectangular tenon projects below the feet for insertion into a base. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 44.4.32. Size: 140mm x 45mm; Weight: 145g Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£300

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