Egyptian Marble Figure of Horus, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. A carved white marble figure of Horus in falcon-form, modelled in the round with stylised anatomical features; standing with closed wings; remains of a support for the crown behind the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. a similar statuette in the Liverpool Museum, inv. 59.148.75, in Michaelis, A., Ancient Marbles in Great Britain, London, 1882, p.358, no.75. 390 grams total, 12 cm high including stand (4 3/4 in.). Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A. circa 2010. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.

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