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Ibis statuette

Standing figure of an ibis, striding with left leg forward, set on a base. The figure and the base are individual elements. The ibis has a round head, the eyes are lateral and inlaid, the left eye retains the inlay with a black stone. The beak is long and curved. The neck is long and sinuous. The wings are tightly folded to the body, their edge is distinctly defined. The legs are detailed with thin incisions indicating the skin pattern. The webbed feet have defined claws. Two thick rectangular tenons project down from the feet. The statuette is mounted in a hollow bronze base. The upper side of the base features two holes for inserting the ibis figure and a third hole for another statuette, which, based on the parallels, was likely the figure of an adorant or a figure of Maat. The front side of the base is inscribed. Inside the base, there is a piece of wood that appears to be ancient and is cut to size. The figure of the ibis was made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts, while the base is hollow cast.

Cat. 1010
Metal / Bronze
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Twenty–fifth – Thirty–first Dynasty
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio