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Did an ancient Egyptian god inspire the Oscar statuette? A 2,700-year-old bronze offers a clue

A 2,700-year-old Egyptian statuette of the god Ptah, which recently sold at Frieze Masters in London, may hold a clue to the origin story of the Oscar statuette.

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00:15When we found out that this particular piece was with Hearst, and the chap who designed
00:23the Oscar called Cedric Gibbon, was a frequent visitor and friend of Hearst's, and would
00:30have visited him both in St. Simeon in California, and his place in New York where he had a specific
00:39Egyptian collection room.
00:40The whole thing is supposition in a sense.
00:44We can't prove it, it's uncannily similar, and was in the right place with the right
00:52people at the right time for it to be more than just a coincidence.

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