Ancient Egyptian Bronze Figure of Neferhotep - Ex. G. Maspero; Ex. Maguid Sameda w/original handwritten COA - 18×2.5×5 cm

Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A bronze figure of Neferhotep striding on an integral rectangular base with the left hand extended, holding a now-missing was-scepter, right arm held rigid by the side with fist clenched, pleated kilt to the loins, ribbed collar; the head with arrayed hanks of hair, false beard, double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt with uraeus above the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 18 cm excluding wooden base. (see last two pictures of the lot: A similar figure forms part of the Brooklyn Museum, USA, collection, item 08. 480. 50; Another example forms part of the British Museum, UK, collection, item EA52945.) Provenance: Originally part of the collection of French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero; Ex. Maguid Sameda, Cairo, Egypt (circa 1945) ; Ex. Private collection, Scotland, United Kingdom, thence by descent, Mr. R. G. ; The current owner received this artifact as gift in 2014 from previous owner, Florida, USA. Information importante: Le vendeur garantit qu'il est autorisé à vendre / exporter ce lot. Le vendeur veillera à ce que les autorisations nécessaires, telles qu'une licence d'exportation, soient organisées. (passeport pour objet culturel) Le vendeur informera l’acheteur de son statut si cela prend plus de quelques jours. .