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Egyptian bronze arm

A solid cast bronze arm from a large statuette of a deity.

The casting is of the highest quality and minute details can still be observed on the fingers and thumb. The dove-tailed attachment tang is also interesting as it shows how larger-scale figures were assembled by Egyptian master craftsmen.

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 730-332 BC

Intact as shown.

Size: 8.9 x 2 cms

Ex. UK private collection.