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Large Egyptian Wooden Hippopotamus Figurine
英国 北京时间
2021年11月30日 开拍 / 2021年11月28日 截止委托
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Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, 1803-1550 BC. A wooden figure carved in the round as a standing hippopotamus, the ears, eyes and tail picked out in raised relief, shaped muzzle and detailing to nostrils and mouth, circular hole to the sole of each foot for attachment. Cf. a wooden hippopotamus figurine found at Abu Rawash in the funerary temple of Djedefre, king of the 4th Dynasty, and now preserved in Cairo Museum (JdE 35140) (Behrmann, 1989, Dok. 65 Posener-Krieger, 1991, pp. 297-298 Roche 2014, p. 84) see Behrmann, A., Das Nilpferd in der Vorstellungswelt der Alten ?gypter. Teil I, Katalog, Frankfurt am Main ? Berlin ? Paris, 1989 Lacovara, P., A New Date for an Old Hippopotamus, Journal of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 4, 1992 Posener-Krieger, P., Quelques pièces du matériel cultuel du temple funéraire de Rêneferef, MDAK 47, 1991 Roche, A., Et le roi tua lhippopotame. Enquête sur les origines dun rite égyptien, Archimède : archéologie et histoire ancienne 1, 2014. 330 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important London W1, collection ex Croisier collection (inv no. A 2004-0017/dt) formerly with Galerie Samarcande, Paris, in 1989 accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10988-181280. In Egyptian mythology, the hippopotamus is an animal full of metaphoric meanings: on one hand, this big semiaquatic mammal is an agent of resurrection, representing the sun rising from the primordial waters on the other, when associated with the benevolent goddesses Taweret and Hedjet, it becomes a symbol of fecundity and birth. Such figurines in wood are rare. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
condition:Fine condition, split and chipped underneath.

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拍品估价:20,000 - 30,000 英镑 起拍价格:19,000 英镑  买家佣金: 27.00% + VAT 服务费:平台服务费为成交总金额(含佣金)的3%,最低200元

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