Lot Essay
With a hieroglyphic inscription around the base, reading: “P(a)-di-Osiris (or Petosiris) (?) son of Shepen(?)-Bastet...breath every day(?)”
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LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-332 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE BASTET
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-332 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-332 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Walter Stein (1924-1981, American Artist), New York.
The Estate of Walter Stein, New York, Important Antiquities; Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 1981, lot 118.
The Estate of Walter Stein, New York, Important Antiquities; Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 1981, lot 118.
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