STATUETTE OF A KNEELING PHARAOH Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Bronze H. 12.4 cm Provenance Former Swiss private collection, Zurich, collected around 1930. Then by descent, private collection, Zurich. Statuette in solid cast iron, representing a pharaoh with a youthful appearance, kneeling, sitting on his heels. His hands with outstretched fingers held an offering of which no trace remains. The man is identified as a king by the presence of the nemesis on his head and the uraeus in the center of his forehead. Shirtless, the king is dressed only in a short loincloth with a truncated cone-shaped apron. Traces of corrosion. A Late Period bronze figure of kneeling pharaoh. Solid cast iron statuette, depicting a juvenile-looking pharaoh, kneeling, seated on his heels. His hands with outstretched fingers held an offering of which no trace remains. The man is identified as a king by the presence of the nemes on his head and the uraeus in the center of the forehead. Shirtless, the king is dressed only in a short loincloth with a tapered front. Very good conservation. Traces of corrosion. Ca. 664-332 B.C.