A fine bronze figure of Osiris. Depicted mummiform, with pleasant facial expression, wearing a striated plumed crown, fronted with ureaus, arms emerging from tightly-fitted garment, with hands grasping the striated crook and flail and wearing a broad collar, tied on back. Late Period, after 600 B.C. 3 1/4 inches high. From an old Belgian family collection, acquired in the 1970s.
In the form of an elaborate broad collar surmounted by the head of the goddess Sekhmet as a lioness, wearing a tripartite wig and a solar-disk fronted by a uraeus, a suspension loop on the reverse. Late Period, 600-300 B.C 2 5/8 inches high. Mounted. Ex. collection of Mrs. Walz, Virginia; H.W. collection, NY.
Bronze plume with three uraei. Probably from a large Osiris crown. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 5 inches high. Mounted. Intact as shown, uraei with remains of inlay. Ex. Belgian collection.
Seated in an alert attitude, with his long tail curled around to the forepaws, the head with engraved mouth and large eyes. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 3 3/4 inches high. Some restoration to the right ear, otherwise intact. Mounted on a wood block base. Private NYC collection, acquired from a CT auction of Metro, Goldwyn Mayer property, late 1990s.
Fine bronze head of a cat. From a complete figure. With alert expresion, bulging eyes and erect ears. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 1 3/4 inches high. Mounted. Ex. La Reine Margot
God of the underworld, depicted mummiform, with smiling facial expression, wearing the incised plumed atef-crown, incised braided breard, incised broad collar and hands grasping the crook and flail. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 8 1/2 inches high. Tip of one plume gone. From an old Belgian private collection.
The seated deity wears the disc crown with horns, vulture headdress and frontal uraeus, with finely incised tripartite wig, wearing close fitting garment, her right hand offers her breast to infant Horus seated on her lap. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 5 1/4 inches high. Tip of horn re-attached. From an old NYC collection.
Depicted nude, wearing the Nemes headress, fronted with ureaus, wearing a long sidelock, legs together, arms alongside legs and wearing a highly unusual and rare crown. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 4 inches high. From an old Belgian estate, collected in the 1970s.
An Egyptian bronze seated figure of Harpocrates. Depicted nude, wearing a close-fitting skull cap with frontal uraeus and a thick, striated, Sidelock of Youth. Feet, with defined toes, alongside each other and both arms alongside his body. Late Period, after 600 B.C. 3 inches high. Remains of suspension loop behind neck. From the New York Estate of Norio Azuma, collected before 1982.
An Egyptian bronze seated figure of Harpocrates. Depicted nude, wearing a close-fitting skull cap with frontal uraeus and Sidelock of Youth. Feet alongside each other and both arms alongside his body. Late Period, after 600 B.C. 3 inches high. Legs re-attached below knees. Old Belgian family collection, collected in the 1970's.