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An Egyptian Stone Inlay of the hieroglyph \"Hou\"
Height 2 inches (5 cm).
Estimate: $1,200-$1,800
Sold
$1,100
Live Auction
Antiquities and Ancient Art, Session II
Size
Height 2 inches (5 cm).
Description
An Egyptian Stone Inlay of the hieroglyph "Hou"
Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.
Height 2 inches (5 cm).
Property from a New York Private Collection
Condition
Intact. The inlay is made of stone. Repaired from four parts with the hairline cracks at the feet, midsection, and neck still visible. Overall typical surface wear with incrustation, abrasions, and chipping. There are two carved holes on the proper left side near the midsection, most likely from antiquity as there is incrustation or soil/sediment in the holes. Minor wear to the proper left side of beak and tail. Loss to the back of the base. Red tacky adhesive on the bottom of the base, used to affix the inlay to a modern base. Height with base 2 1/2 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:
Hótel Drouot, Paris, Collection of Louis and Genevieve Rodis, 6 December 1994, Lot 51.