Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction. Commencing on the 29th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping.
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LOT 28:
EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF OSIRIS WITH SILVER INLAID EYES
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF OSIRIS WITH SILVER INLAID EYES
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 525 BC. A cast bronze statuette of Osiris depicted mummiform, standing with both hands grasping a staff. The facial features are finely delineated, with silver-inlaid eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. A plaited false beard extends from the chin. The head is crowned with the Atef, consisting of the white hedjet flanked by tall ostrich plumes and a central uraeus. A broad collar is rendered in low relief across the upper chest. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 4925, Antiquities, Lot 120; Christie's, Live Auction 21014, Antiquities, Lot 50; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 56.16.2. Size: 145mm x 40mm; Weight: 210g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
