Description:

Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE; Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A charming ensemble of 4 faience and steatite amulets each featuring a feline: a turquoise-glazed faience cat seated on haunches with suspension loop on back, a turquoise-glazed faience recumbent lion also with suspension loop on back, a blue-glazed faience recumbent cat with suspension loop on verso, and a steatite scarab incised with a seated feline on underside. The blue-glazed cat dates from the New Kingdom period, while the other 3 are from the Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic periods. Size of largest (lion pendant): 0.7" L x 0.2" W x 0.4" H (1.8 cm x 0.5 cm x 1 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Earl Keefer collection, acquired in the 1980s

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#187398

  • Condition: Blue cat and suspension loop are both ancient but have been attached in modern times. Small chip to plinth of lion and side of scarab. Encrustations to drill hole of scarab inhibiting wear, but other 3 are still wearable. Otherwise, the lion, turquoise cat, and scarab are mostly intact, and all have liberal remaining detail. Nice pigments to faience.

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