Egypt; Late Kingdom, 716- 30 BC
A beautiful example in alert pose. Well defined facial features. Ears pierced with ancient gold earrings, possibly not original to the piece. Old wooden base.
Note: Unlike most larger examples, this appears to have had no restoration.

Dimensions

8 1/2" with tang (21.6cm)


Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.

Small casting flaw under chin and small chip to tip of tail. Otherwise, exceptionally good and original for these.