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35 - APIS BULL
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APIS BULL Bronze with a dark patina Height: 7 cm; width: 6 cm Egypt, Late Period—Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Statuette depicting the Apis bull walking on a rectangular plinth. Between its horns, it bears the solar disk adorned with the uraeus. The modeling is understated; the genitals are indicated, and the tail hangs down along the thigh. Provenance Cannes Enchères auction, March 20, 2019, lot 173. France, private collection. Bronze figure of the Apis bull The Apis bull is shown striding on a rectangular plinth. Between the horns he wears the sun disc with uraeus. The modeling is restrained, the genitals are indicated, and the tail falls along the thigh. Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Modern blackened wooden base. Provenance: Cannes Auction, March 20, 2019, lot 173. France, private collection
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