New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A bronze figurine of a pharaoh standing with left foot advanced, wearing a knee-length kilt and hairpiece with uraeus to the brow, left hand raised and clenched holding a rod(?); peg to the feet for attachment, custom-made wooden stand. 278 grams, 18cm including stand (7"). Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner. Fair condition, repaired.