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Large Egyptian Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab
Large Egyptian Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab
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Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Restrung as an openwork panel with a winged scarab above and the Four Sons of Horus below as two opposing pairs; restrung with some later beads. Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, p.114, no.43, for a bead-work shroud incorporating a winged scarab and Four Sons of Horus. 33 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2 in.).

Ex Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980-1990s. From a London, UK, collection.

The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
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Large Egyptian Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab

Estimate £100 - £140
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£90

Starting Price £90
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