43 - BRONZE SOBEK

BRONZE SOBEK Egyptian art, Late Period, 664–332 B.C. A statuette depicting the god Sobek in his crocodile form resting on a rectangular base; the scales are finely engraved, and the top of the head is perforated to accommodate the crown, which is now missing. The work was most certainly part of a group that included a figure in prayer. Length: 13 cm Provenance: Former collection of Count Charles de Sérionne (1863–1939) Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010 Exhibitions: A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World, The Sladmore Gallery, London, May 12–28, 2010 Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA536) Animal, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, February 25–April 30, 2016 Bibliography: Rupert Wace, *A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World*, 2011, no. 17 P. Clayton, “Ancient Egypt” in M. Merrony (ed.), *Mougins Museum of Classical Art*, 2011, p. 47, fig. 24 C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 33 and 87 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, 2016, p. 15, fig. 12, and p. 77 An Egyptian bronze Sobek crocodile, Late Period, 664–332 B.C.