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An Egyptian bronze and alabaster striding ibis

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Description

An Egyptian bronze and alabaster striding ibis
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-735 B.C.
Stepping forth on the left leg, the naturalistic feet with partially remaining tangs on the underside, with ovoid alabaster body, the sinuous bronze head with curved beak and inlaid eyes, 12.5cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Superior Stamp & Coin Co., Los Angeles, 1988, Lot 108.
Bernard A. Edison Collection, St. Louis, Missouri, acquired at the above sale.

The ibis was associated with Thoth, god of wisdom and learning. Figures of Ibis are found in shrines, temples and alongside mummified originals in catacombs. It was common for such votive statuettes to use a combination of materials such as alabaster or wood and bronze.