SARCOPHAGE VOTIF À L'HORUS-FAUCON Lot n° 1

bronze, rectangular bowl with cornice, surmounted by a statuette representing the god Horus in the form of a falcon, wearing a pschent and uræus, its plumage finely engraved, its neck engraved with a collar. One of the eyes is inset with a silver pastille encircled by a yellow gold wire. Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Ptolemaic Period, circa 650 B.C. Height: 17 cm - Width: 6 cm - Length: 16.5 cm (Oxidation, visible damage and missing parts) PROVENANCE - Collection of Monsieur Arthur Joly de Bammeville (1820-1892) - His sale at Drouot Paris in June 1893, lot 272. Paul Chevallier auctioneer. See catalog p. 44. - Collection normande jusqu'à nos jours.