AN EGYPTIAN WOOD AND BRONZE IBIS
- Egypt
- Late Period (26th–31st Dynasties), 664–332 BC
- Wood, bronze, polychromy, and gilding
- Dim (H x L): 33 x 53 cm
- (13.0 × 20.9 in.)
- Provenance:
• Emiel Veranneman, Belgium; by descent to his daughter.
- Exhibition:
• Jubileum 25, Veranneman Foundation, Kruishoutem, 1978.
- Publications:
• Claus, Hugo, Marcel Duchateau, Jacques Meuris, Karel J. Geirlandt, and Lieven Daenens. Veranneman. Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, 1985, pp. 98, 143, 295–296.
• De Geest, Joost. Emiel Veranneman: 50 jaar meubelcreaties. Brussels: Gemeentekrediet; Ghent: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1994, p. 296.
• Van den Bussche, Willy, Lieven Daenens, Jef Vermassen, et al. Emiel Veranneman, Hommage. Oostkamp: Stichting Kunstboek, 2004, p. 61.
- Scientific & Technical Examination:
• CIRAM, Radiocarbon Analysis (May 2024): The analysis confirms the dating of the sculpture with a 95.4% probability. Two main date ranges are possible: 394–350 B.C. (39.9%) and 301–210 B.C. (55.5%).
• X-ray radiography by Dr. N. Favoreel, Radiology, Sint-Amandsberg (Belgium), November 2025.
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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