Description:

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An intriguing gathering of 3 ovoid amulets: 2 scaraboid amulets formed from faience, and 1 scarab carved from stone. The first scaraboid amulet is in the form of a traditional Mesopotamian duck weight with the bird's head facing backwards and resting on its back. The underside features a Hathoric head flanked with a pair of uraeus cobras. The second, green-hued scaraboid features a human head in front of a beehive-style coiffure on the topside and a quartet of petite hieroglyphs on the bottom. The largest amulet is a stone scarab with two rows of hieroglyphs on the bottom next to a Hathor-headed mirror. Size of largest (scarab): 0.75" L x 0.55" W (1.9 cm x 1.4 cm)

Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s

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  • Condition: Small loss to tip of duck beak as shown; green scaraboid and stone scarab are intact and very good. All pieces have light abrasions and softening to some finer details. Great preservation to overall forms.

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