Bidspirit auction | STUNNING EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND STONE

STUNNING EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND STONE FIGURINE OF IBIS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 525 BC. A composite ibis with a rounded bronze head and long curving beak, the recessed eyes inlaid in blue. The neck joins an almond-shaped stone body tapering to a short tail with a dark blue inlay. The bronze legs are folded beneath the body and linked by a transverse strut, terminating in short integral tenons for insertion. For similar see: The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, INV 10073. Size: 160mm x 130mm; Weight: 500g Provenance: UK private collection; Ex UK art gallery, 2000s; Previously in Elias-Vates collection, The Netherlands, 1990s; Ex F. H. Piket collection, the Netherlands, 1970s-1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.