Lot 3B
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, 26th to 33rd Dynasty, ca. 672 BCE to 30 CE. A remarkable faience amulet of Horus, the Egyptian god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky, depicted striding forward with arms at his sides. The falcon-headed god is of slender form with broad shoulders, strong pectoral muscles, a long abdomen, and a closed fist. He wears a pleated shendyt kilt belted at his narrow hips, a tripartite wig with two lappets falling onto his chest, and the pschent crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. A petite serpent, called a uraeus and symbolizing supreme power, curls over his crown and peers out from above his beak. While his elaborate dress is indicative of Horus's role as the god of kingship, his avian visage, with a large protruding beak, circular cheeks, and wide lidded eyes, allude to his other role as god of the sky. Size: 0.2" L x 0.4" W x 1.2" H (0.5 cm x 1 cm x 3 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 EL01.217.1996.
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. 152-153, fig. 102b
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 EL01.217.1996; Published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling", fig. 102b
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- Condition: Some minor nicks and abrasions commensurate with age, but otherwise intact, excellent, and wearable. Nice preservation of detail.
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