Romano-Egyptian bronze fine Serapis bust, 12,8 cm -Spanish Export

Hollow cast with a full beard, long moustache and hair with characteristic wavy locks on the foreahead, surmonunted by a conical modius engraved with olove springs. The drapped bust supported on acanthus leaves. It is possible that the eyes were once inlaid. A casting fault under the beard on the proper left hand side. The cult of Serapis was introduced into the Egyptian pantheon in the 3rd century BC by Ptolemy I in an attempt to unify the Egyptian god Osiris and the sacred Apis Bull. *Green patina with azurites under the chin Provenance: Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK under licence c. 1950 / Elsa MacLellan, Portsmouth, UK; by descent from the above private collection, London, UK / C. E., London, 2019 Statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10%. Due to Switzerland customs regulations about antiques over 100 years old, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland

Estimate:$13,442.8

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