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AN EGYPTIAN ELECTRUM-INLAID BRONZE APIS BULL

Lot 21
04.02.2025 10:00UTC -05:00
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
ID 1360695
Lot 21 | AN EGYPTIAN ELECTRUM-INLAID BRONZE APIS BULL
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
AN EGYPTIAN ELECTRUM-INLAID BRONZE APIS BULL
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long




Provenance

Werke Ägyptischer Kunst, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, 28 April 1972, lot 68.
The Resandro Collection, Munich, acquired from the above.
The Resandro Collection, Christie's, London, 6 December 2016, lot 139.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2017.



Literature

E. Winter, Der Apiskult im alten Ägypten, Mainz, 1983, pp. 32-33, no. 14.
S. Schoske and D. Wildung, Entdeckungen: Ägyptische Kunst in Süddeutschland, Munich, 1985, pp. 127-128, no. 110.
S. Schoske and D. Wildung, Gott und Götter im Alten Ägypten, Mainz am Rhein, 1992, pp. 95-97, no. 65.
J. Malek, et al., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, vol. 8, part 2, Oxford, 1999, p. 1123, no. 802-090-920.
I. Grimm-Stadelmann, ed., Aesthetic Glimpses: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art, The Resandro Collection, Munich, 2012, p. 159, no. R-472.
M. Gerlis, “Frieze Masters,” Apollo Magazine, October 2017, p. 64, fig. 1.



Exhibited

Munich, Galerie der Bayerischen Landesbank, Entdeckungen: Ägyptische Kunst in Süddeutschland, 30 August-6 October 1985.
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung; Munich, Staatliche Sammlung Ägyptischer Kunst; Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Gott und Götter im Alten Ägypten, 1992-1993.
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Art style:Ancient Art
Historical era:Late Period of Ancient Egypt
Place of origin:Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa
Auction house category:Ancient Art & Antiquities, Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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