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Egyptian Granite Horus Protecting Osiris
Egyptian Granite Horus Protecting Osiris
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Description
Late Period- Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 BC. A fragmentary granite statue of Horus in falcon form, protecting the god Osiris; the god of the underworld depicted standing, wearing an Atef crown of Upper Egypt with uraeus to the front, holding a crook and flail in his crossed arms; inked collection number '80' to one side of the base. See Valbelle, D., Le faucon et le roi', in L'Impero ramesside. Convegno internazionale in onore di Sergio Donadoni, Rome, 1977. 4 kg, 17.5cm (7"). Family collection since at least the early 1970s. By descent from the owners grandfather in 1975. Private collection of a New York collector. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini. [No Reserve]
Condition
Fine condition.
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Egyptian Granite Horus Protecting Osiris

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