Lot of 8 Egyptian Faience Amulets: Scarab, Horus & Sons
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine set of eight mold-formed faience amulets covered in lustrous blue glaze. One amulet depicts the left-facing head of the god Horus wearing a sun disk, and a beetle-form scarab with matching wings hovers above. The remaining four amulets are mummiform examples of Horus' four sons - Imsety (human form), Duamutef (jackal form), Hapi (baboon form), and Qebehsenuef (hawk form). The Sons of Horus were charged with protecting the internal organs of mummies, as they had originally been tasked with protecting the body of Osiris; as a result, their heads often form the lids of canopic jars. Custom lucite display stand included. Size of largest (Qebehsenuef): 1.925" H (4.9 cm); size (display stand): 6.25" W x 4.125" H (15.9 cm x 10.5 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#141057
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-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.
#141057
Condition
Amulets are adhered to lucite display stand and cannot be removed. All amulets have very minor nicks to peripheries and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Lot of 8 Egyptian Faience Amulets: Scarab, Horus & Sons
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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