Description:

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 760 to 30 BCE. An intriguing faience plaque of ovoid form featuring a seated illustration of Horus the child underneath a large, looming serpent as well as a sizable sun disc. The plaque is covered in layers of lustrous teal-hued glaze that are accentuated by areas of white glaze that have darkened with age, and above the composition is a pierced suspension tube. Plaque pendants like this example were typically intended as protective amulets worn by the owner. Size: 0.25" L x 1.16" W x 2.23" H (0.6 cm x 2.9 cm x 5.7 cm)

Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.225.1996

Published in Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. "Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection." University of California Press, 1992, pp. 157, 159, fig. 107

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.225.1996; Published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling", fig. 107.

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  • Condition: Small chips, minor fading to glaze color, light earthen deposits, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to overall form.

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