Lot 1245
Important Bronze of Pharaoh in Offering Pose. Egypt, 26th-30th Dynasties, c. 664-342 BC. Figure in kilt, wearing broad collar, and striped nemes headdress with cobra ornament over forehead. The pharaoh kneels forward, with hands extended in offering position. The image of good size, finely modeled, and preserved; the bronze with red and brown patina and occasional green. There is a tenon under both feet and knees. Height: 4-7/8", not including tenons. An impressive work of art, and a less common motif seen in bronzes.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Cf. Fazzini, Images for Eternity, no. 98. For a recent study of the subject, see Hill, Royal Bronze Statuary from Ancient Egypt, With Special Attention to the Kneeling Pose.
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