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ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE KNIFE HANDLE IN THE FORM OF A TRUSSED FOWL
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Papyriform shaft holding traces of an iron knife, 3½ in. (9 cm.) long; together with a bronze figure of a cat, 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high; an oxidized metal amuletic figurine of seated Horus, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; and a bronze wading ibis, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high, all circa 4th-1st Century B.C. (4)
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Papyriform shaft holding traces of an iron knife, 3½ in. (9 cm.) long; together with a bronze figure of a cat, 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high; an oxidized metal amuletic figurine of seated Horus, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; and a bronze wading ibis, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high, all circa 4th-1st Century B.C. (4)
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.