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Ancient Egyptian Bronze Big solid Sculpture Goddess Isis with the Horus Child - with a Vulture Head - 19,2 cm H.

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Goddess Isis with the Horus Child - Bronze - very rare with a Vulture Head - Ancient Egypt, Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, 664 - 32 BC Material: Solid Bronze. Size: 19,2 cm H. without stand. Provenance: Old Parisian collection. Acquired in the T. M. auction house, Paris, 2016. Old stand display included. For the ancient Egyptians, the goddess Isis was the model of the loyal wife and mother, as well as a powerful magician. She was the wife of the god Osiris and the mother of Horus. Just as the king of Egypt was associated with Horus in life and Osiris in death, queens of Egypt were linked with Isis, and their visual representations have similarities with the goddess. For example, both may be depicted wearing the vulture headdress shown here. The crown composed of a sun-disk and cow horns originally belonged to Hathor, but was assimilated by Isis. Condition: Fine condition, good quality of the patina. The up part of the horns in th crown are restored. And the feets it's new. Notes: The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%. This export permit application process can take between 1 months maximum.

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Goddess Isis with the Horus Child - Bronze - very rare with a Vulture Head - Ancient Egypt, Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, 664 - 32 BC Material: Solid Bronze. Size: 19,2 cm H. without stand. Provenance: Old Parisian collection. Acquired in the T. M. auction house, Paris, 2016. Old stand display included. For the ancient Egyptians, the goddess Isis was the model of the loyal wife and mother, as well as a powerful magician. She was the wife of the god Osiris and the mother of Horus. Just as the king of Egypt was associated with Horus in life and Osiris in death, queens of Egypt were linked with Isis, and their visual representations have similarities with the goddess. For example, both may be depicted wearing the vulture headdress shown here. The crown composed of a sun-disk and cow horns originally belonged to Hathor, but was assimilated by Isis. Condition: Fine condition, good quality of the patina. The up part of the horns in th crown are restored. And the feets it's new. Notes: The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%. This export permit application process can take between 1 months maximum.

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