Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF NEFERTEM

EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF NEFERTEM - Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A bronze figure of Nefertem, depicted standing in a rigid frontal pose with arms held straight alongside the body. He wears a tripartite wig, and his facial features are finely modelled with prominent brows, almond-shaped eyes, and a slight smile. A tall lotus flower surmounts his head.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 89.2.519.Size: 145mm x 45mm; Weight: 150gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition..