Ancient Egyptian Bronze Fine quality sculpture God Amun. H: 14.3 cm. Ex. Sotheby's

God Amun Ancient Egypt 26th Dynasty, 664 – 525 BC Bronze Height 14. 3 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, London. Previously in a private collection in Rome, Italy. Acquired in Sotheby’s, London, in 1996. From a private collection in Munich, Germany. PUBLICATIONS: - Sotheby's. Antiquities. London. 10 December 1996. Lot 66. DOCUMENTS: Italian export license. CONDITION: Without restoration. The crown and part of the lower limbs are missing. It conserves a good bronze patina. DESCRIPTION: This is a solid bronze statuette of Amun, or Amun-Ra, made by lost–wax casting. The hollow interior has a solid filling. The decoration and markings of the body were made by the use of incisions. The god is standing, facing forward with the left leg in front as if in motion, this being typical iconography in Egyptian art. It is of a typology that recalls the Theban god Amun, in a sculpture in solid gold which was kept in the sacred chapel of the Temple of Amun in Karnak, and which was the object of a cult and the adoration of the priests. His feet stand on a narrow, thin rectangular base. The god is seen naked except for a short, striated kilt held by a narrow belt. His left arm falls along his thigh, with his fist closed while his right arm is bent forward in front of his chest. He is holding a curved sword (khepesh) in his right hand as a guarantee of military victory. On the arms, just below the shoulders, bracelets can be seen. He is also wearing a wide collar (usekh) over his chest. It is of the most common typology, made up of many rows of beads, and was typically worn by gods and royalty. He is wearing a false beard and the habitual headdress of Amun, the cylindrical crown originally surmounted by two ostrich feathers and possibly with the solar disk in the centre. The fine execution of the artisan modelling the facial features is of note. 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 piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested. This process could take between 1 and 2 months.