Egyptian Faience Amulets - 4 Sons of Horus
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A quartet of matching amulets, each made from grey-blue faience, showing the four sons of Horus. Each is mummiform and shown in profile, with a head denoting which son he is, and a drilled hole for an eye and at the heel, the latter presumably for suspension. Remains of black paint on two of them reveal that they once had elaborate decoration painted on their surfaces. The four Sons of Horus are Duamutef (jackal form), Imsety (human form), Hapi (baboon form), and Qebehsenuef (hawk form). Horus's sons were charged with protecting the internal organs of mummies, as they had originally been charged with protecting the body of Osiris; as a result, their heads often form the lids of canopic jars. Size of one (they are very similar in size): 0.7" W x 2.8" H (1.8 cm x 7.1 cm)
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
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#132786
**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A quartet of matching amulets, each made from grey-blue faience, showing the four sons of Horus. Each is mummiform and shown in profile, with a head denoting which son he is, and a drilled hole for an eye and at the heel, the latter presumably for suspension. Remains of black paint on two of them reveal that they once had elaborate decoration painted on their surfaces. The four Sons of Horus are Duamutef (jackal form), Imsety (human form), Hapi (baboon form), and Qebehsenuef (hawk form). Horus's sons were charged with protecting the internal organs of mummies, as they had originally been charged with protecting the body of Osiris; as a result, their heads often form the lids of canopic jars. Size of one (they are very similar in size): 0.7" W x 2.8" H (1.8 cm x 7.1 cm)
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
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.
#132786
Condition
One is repaired in two places; another is repaired in one but is missing its lower quarter. The other two are intact. Patina from age and handling on all. Some remaining black pigment on two.
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Community Food Share is a Feeding America food bank serving those in need with access to fresh, nutritious food and nutrition education, with a special emphasis on children, seniors, and other populations of greatest need.
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Egyptian Faience Amulets - 4 Sons of Horus
Estimate $400 - $600
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