Title
Creator Information
Anonymous (Egyptian)
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Date Information
XXVI Dynasty
Description
Emblematic of the god Horus wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and Uraeus, the feathering indicated by delicate engraving all over its body.
Provenance: Purchased by Henry Oppenheimer from the Bagnell Collection, 1902; purchased by William Randolph Hearst through William Permain, Oppenheimer Sale, 1936, lot # 61, $1,609.51; sold to Brummer Galleries Inc., New York, 1940 for $1,000; offered for sale Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Brummer Estate Sale, 1949, lot # 68.
Rights
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Source
Photograph, William Randolph Hearst Archive, S/B lot 1402, Album 57, p. 2.