ID 795467
Lot 51 | AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE LION-HEADED GODDESS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD TO EARLY LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
11 5⁄8 in. (29.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Khawam Brothers, Cairo, 1940s.
with Khépri, R. Khawam & Cie, Paris, 1977.
Acquired by the Cattaui family, Switzerland, from the above, 1986.
Property from the Cattaui family collection, Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 4 June 2015, lot 6.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| 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 |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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