Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience Amulets, ex-Bonhams
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Description
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1069 to 332 BCE. A lovely set of two amulets created in separate molds from blue-green faience. The first figurine depicts a rare seated sphinx with a human head surmounted by a quartet of projecting roundels and a feline body. The second depicts a classic Egyptian scene of the goddess Isis nursing the infant Horus in her lap while seated upon a narrow throne. Custom lucite display stand included. Size of each (both are relatively similar): 1" H (2.5 cm); 1.3" H (3.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge Antiquities Auction (May 8, 2013, part of lot 123); ex-Joseph Klein collection, New York, New York, USA, formed between 1941 and 1980, thence by descent
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Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge Antiquities Auction (May 8, 2013, part of lot 123); ex-Joseph Klein collection, New York, New York, USA, formed between 1941 and 1980, thence by descent
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#138705
Condition
Figures are adhered to lucite stand. Both figures have surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, light fading to some finer details and faience coloration, and small losses to details on heads. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience Amulets, ex-Bonhams
Estimate $500 - $700
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