Breccia Marble Busts

An Extremely Imposing seated identical pair of chisel cast patinated Bronze Egyptian Sphynx, early Nineteenth Century, Possibly Regency period and of French origin. Complete with extremely well figured Breche Violet marble rectangular heavy gauge bases. Condition: Good condition with no losses to bronzes or marble. Wonderful untouched surface patination. Width: (at base an impressive) 12.5" (32cm). Height: 6” (15.25cm). Depth: 6.25” (16cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered. NOTE: A sphinx (or sphynx) is a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, with some variations. It is a prominent mythological figure in Egyptian, Asian, and Greek mythology. In ancient Egypt, the sphinx was a spiritual guardian and most often depicted as a male with a pharaoh headdress—as is the Great Sphinx—and figures of the creatures were often included in tomb and temple complexes. For instance, the so-called Sphinx Alley in Upper Egypt is a two-mile avenue that connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak and is lined with sphinx statues. Sphinxes with the likeness of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut also exist, such as the granite sphinx statue at the Metropolitain Museum of Art in New York and the large alabaster sphinx...

A simply exquisite pair of Egyptian Revival bronze busts of Isis and Ramses II, the powerful couple boast the iconic head bands, Isis with a bird and Ramses ...