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12 Fine Miniature Egyptian Faience Amulets
12 Fine Miniature Egyptian Faience Amulets
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An interesting ensemble of mold-formed faience amulets depicted in a myriad of shapes. First are a trio of hemispherical scarabs that are decorated in shades of blue with striated wing carapaces. Second is a pair of rams lying recumbent atop integral platforms. Third are two wadjet (or wedjat, Eyes of Horus) amulets with narrow suspension holes on top. Fourth is a slender perfume vial with a bale handle. Fifth is a columnar pendant with a molar-shaped top surface. Sixth is a blue faience phallus with a conical lower tip. Seventh is a kneeling effigy of the wind god Shu. The largest is a striding female deity with a lengthy dress, a bulbous face, and a tall headdress, perhaps representing Heqet (also Heket), the frog-headed goddess associated with the process of child birthing. Size of largest (striding goddess): 0.8" H (2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private M. Goodstein collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1990s

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Condition
All pieces have fading to original coloration, light encrustations, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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12 Fine Miniature Egyptian Faience Amulets

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Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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