EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND WOOD FIGURE OF IBIS,Late period to ptolemaic period, circa 664-30 B.C. The body covered in gesso, the legs, the tail feathers and the head cast separately and inserted, the tail feathers embellished with incision, the legs folded under, with a sinuous neck and long bill. NOTE: For a similar size ibis, see Christie's, New York, June 3, 2009, Lot 20 - 6 1/2 in. long. Estimate $4,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Samuel Joselow, Park Avenue, New York, Acquired in 1958 in New York.
The surface of the body with few chips, otherwise in good condition.
