Beautiful votive statuette representing the god Amun, standing in a walking attitude with the left leg forward. His naked torso wears the chendjit loincloth, the braided false beard and the ousekh necklace. The ostrich feather is partly missing, as he must originally have been carrying a scepter. The customized stand of the piece was made by Kichizo Inagaki (1876-1951), who was, among other things, the base designer of Auguste Rodin's Egyptian reliefs. While much of his work was crafted for private clientele, some noteworthy customers of Mr. Inagaki are Paul Guillaume, Charles Ratton, and Albert Barnes; even French master sculptor Auguste Rodin commissioned custom stands for most of his fine art collection. Amun was a dynastic god, lord of Karnak in Thebes and of numerous other sanctuaries. Of all the gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Amun was undoubtedly the one who acquired unparalleled renown when he became the highly prestigious dynastic god. It was from the Middle Kingdom, under the reign of Amenemhet I founder of the XII Dynasty, that Amun became the king of the gods and thus "the god of the gods". Amun, king of the gods, lord of the thrones of the Double Earth". With Mut, his goddess, and Khonsu, his son, formed the Theban Triad, one of the most Egyptian theology. To the east of his great temple of Karnak, he had a sanctuary of "Amon-who-listens-to-the-prayers" where he answered oracles, as attested by the "stelae of ears". Ears that his followers addressed to him. Dimensions: 18,50 cm / 21,50 with stand Condition: Piece in excellent condition. Part of the crown missing. Provenance: Acquired in French Auction House - France. Formerly french private collection. Important: Due to Summer holidays, Items sold at the end of July or August will be sent in September. Notes: THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE FROM SPAIN ASKS ALL SELLERS FOR INVOICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION ABLE TO PROVE THE LEGALITY OF EACH ITEM BEFORE PROVIDING AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENSE. - The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union) - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, this process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. 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 %. - Shipped with Insurance.