ID 1472655
Lot 13 | AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Moger (possibly Johan Möger Soestdijk, The Netherlands).
with Charles Ede, London, acquired from the above, 1982 (Inv. no. 9531).
W.M. Ballantyne (1922-2021), London, acquired from the above, 1982.
with Galerie Chenel, Paris, 2012 (Animal, p. 24).
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2015.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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