Null ATEF CROWN FEATHER IN BRONZE

Egyptian art, Late Period, 664-332 B.C.

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ATEF CROWN FEATHER IN BRONZE Egyptian art, Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Element of an Osirid headdress, probably from a statue of the god, consisting of a striated ostrich feather fitted with tenons for attachment, resting on a twisted ram's horn topped with an uraeus topped by a solar disk. The upright snake is hollowed out with cavities formerly inlaid with colored elements. Green patina. Height Height : 12.5 cm Provenance: Former private collection from the south of France, acquired on the French art market in the 1960s. French private collection, acquired from previous owner, 2014

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ATEF CROWN FEATHER IN BRONZE Egyptian art, Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Element of an Osirid headdress, probably from a statue of the god, consisting of a striated ostrich feather fitted with tenons for attachment, resting on a twisted ram's horn topped with an uraeus topped by a solar disk. The upright snake is hollowed out with cavities formerly inlaid with colored elements. Green patina. Height Height : 12.5 cm Provenance: Former private collection from the south of France, acquired on the French art market in the 1960s. French private collection, acquired from previous owner, 2014

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Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Monumental Egyptian Bronze Atef Crown Feather From a Life-Sized Statue. Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. Ostrich feather with deep recessed cells to accept inlay, with tapering mounting lug to one side; remnants of gilding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 53.76.2, for a broadly similar object; Tiribilli, E., The Bronze Figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, London, 2018, pp.288-290, for similar examples. 1.21 kg, 33.5 cm high including stand (13 1/4 in.). Seward Kennedy collection, acquired 1960s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11840-207822. This large feather is part of an Atef crown that would have been attached to a wooden statue of Osiris, the powerful underworld deity. The crown combines the Hedjet, the White Crown of Upper Egypt, flanked by ostrich feathers on each side to form the Atef crown. [No Reserve]

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

"Head of Osiris Green patina bronze subject Osiris wearing the beard and crown of a Pharaoh (Atef?). Antique-style work H: 22.2 cm approx. L: 6.5 cm approx. D: 8.5 cm approx.

Estim. 700 - 900 EUR

Anthropomorphic statuette of Amun with ram's head, wearing the Atef crown. Bronze with smooth dark green patina. Egypt, Late Period Height: 10 cm Expert : Mr Daniel LEBEURRIER

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Sitzender Osiris

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