An Egyptian polychrome wood figure of a jackal
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An Egyptian polychrome wood figure of a jackal
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
Depicting the god Anubis, with long tail, pointed ears and elongated snout, wearing a red collar, recumbent on a miniature coffin with corner posts and a curved lid, 13.5cm high
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Provenance:
Private collection, Germany, acquired in the 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 May 2013, lot 295.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above sale.
This miniature coffin would have been fitted into the base of a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure facing the god. For a similar example with a hawk instead of a jackal see the example in the British Museum, accession no. EA 9736.
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Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
Depicting the god Anubis, with long tail, pointed ears and elongated snout, wearing a red collar, recumbent on a miniature coffin with corner posts and a curved lid, 13.5cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany, acquired in the 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 May 2013, lot 295.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above sale.
This miniature coffin would have been fitted into the base of a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure facing the god. For a similar example with a hawk instead of a jackal see the example in the British Museum, accession no. EA 9736.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
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An Egyptian polychrome wood figure of a jackal
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