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Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An elegant pendant, mold-formed from blue-green faience, depicting a powerful symbol of rebirth in the Goddess Isis nursing her son, Horus, at her breast. The wife of Osiris rests upon a small throne and wears an ankle-length skirt, with one hand to her exposed breast and the other supporting her son's head and dons her traditional black-painted vulture headdress of the Goddess Mut. What's unusual about this pendant is the presentation of Isis wearing the Pschent (or double) crown rather than her typical hieroglyphic-style throne headdress. The Pschent crown is typically worn by the adolescent Horus, symbolizing his unification of and rule over Upper and Lower Egypt, so a depiction of his mother wearing this crown is quite intriguing and exceedingly rare! Size: 0.3" W x 2" H (0.8 cm x 5.1 cm); 1.6" H (4.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Bruce Ralston collection, Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s or earlier

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#178305

  • Condition: Expected surface wear as shown with some abrasions and loss of detail, but otherwise intact and excellent with rich deposits to surface. Wearable as a pendant.

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