Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Imsety Pendant
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Description
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1070 to 30 BCE. A wearable necklace strung with dozens of tubular faience beads covered in lustrous blue glaze. Dangling from the center is a pendant representing Imsety (also Amsety, Amset), the human-headed Son of Horus responsible for protecting the liver of a deceased individual. The Four Sons were charged with protecting the internal organs, as they had originally been charged with protecting the body of Osiris. Imsety protected the liver, was oriented with the south direction, and was himself protected by the goddess Isis. Size (necklace): 29.75" L (75.6 cm); (Imsety pendant): 0.64" W x 2.99" H (1.6 cm x 7.6 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Harry Wallace collection, Arizona, USA, 1970s to 1980s
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#182236
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Harry Wallace collection, Arizona, USA, 1970s to 1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#182236
Condition
Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Minor abrasions and fading to glaze pigment on pendant and some beads, with light pitting on pendant, otherwise intact and excellent. Great remains of glaze pigment throughout.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Imsety Pendant
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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