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

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