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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A FALCON
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Standing with the talons together on an integral rectangular plinth, wearing the Double Crown, the well-modelled head with lidded round eyes and a hooked beak, the tips of the wings crossed above the triangular tail-feathers, the details of the feathers and talons enhanced by incision
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Standing with the talons together on an integral rectangular plinth, wearing the Double Crown, the well-modelled head with lidded round eyes and a hooked beak, the tips of the wings crossed above the triangular tail-feathers, the details of the feathers and talons enhanced by incision
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 1994, lot 19.