ID 1334742
Lot 1 | AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE PTAH
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
8 ¾ in. (22.4 cm.) high
Provenance
William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909); thence by descent.
The Amherst Collection: Egyptian & Oriental Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 13-17 June 1921, lot 116.
French private collection; thence by descent.
with David Aaron Ancient Arts, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2020.
Literature
"Egyptian Art Over 3000 Years Ago: Gems of the Amherst Sale", The Illustrated London News, Saturday 11th June 1921, p. 783.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA674).
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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