Works of Art
Egyptian Silver Figure of a Striding Goddess
Period: Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
Culture: Egypt
Category: Array
Dimensions: Height: 9.2 cm
Price: SOLD
Provenance: Ex-Kevorkian Foundation, pre 1970. Ex-Parke-Bernet Galleries.
Condition: Excellent state of preservation, complete apart from the upper portion of the crown. Good surface, without much wear, nice patina.
Description
This superb figure represents a striding goddess on a fragmentary base with her arms held at her sides. She wears a long close-fitted dress with a finely engraved broad collar, striated tripartite wig with uraeus, vulture cap, and a diadem of uraei surmounted by a fragmentary crown composed of the sun-disk with cow horns, her face with full lips and large eyes with engraved eyebrows and cosmetic lines.
Ali Aboutaam, Hicham Aboutaam
Bibliography
Published :
- Sotheby’s Antiquities, December 18th , 1970, no. 36, illus.