Ancient Egyptian Wood Sculpture of the Son of Horus Duamutef. Third Intermediate Period, 1070 - 665 BC. 36.5 cm height.
Sculpture of the Son of Horus Duamutef.
Third Intermediate Period, 1070 - 665 BC.
Wood and pigments.
Height 36. 5 cm, 21. 5 cm length.
CONDITION: Good condition, without restorations.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Frederic Duval (1880 - 1954) , who was a French industrialist.
DOCUMENTS: Provided of a certificate of authenticity and export license by the Ministry of Culture.
DESCRIPTION:
Carved wood sculpture of Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus. It presents a vertical record of hieroglyphic writing on the chest.
Text: “Offering made by the king to Osiris in Oun-an-fer, lord of the necropolis. “He gives food offerings to Noun. . . blessed past acquired from Osiris. ”
He is represented with the head of a jackal, iconography that he acquired since the New Kingdom. However, he sometimes exchanged his appearance with that of Qebehsenuf, adopting the head of a falcon. He adopts a hieratic attitude, and on his embalmed body the legend of being an offering to Osiris is written in hieroglyphics. Along with his brothers Amset, Hapi and Qebehsenuf, Duamutef protected the mummified internal organs. Duamutef's duty was to protect the stomach. His protector was the goddess Neit. Duamutef was often depicted on sarcophagi and on the lids of canopic canopies. Many images of the Judgment of the Dead show him along with his brothers facing Osiris on a small lily.
Notes:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
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Sculpture of the Son of Horus Duamutef.
Third Intermediate Period, 1070 - 665 BC.
Wood and pigments.
Height 36. 5 cm, 21. 5 cm length.
CONDITION: Good condition, without restorations.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Frederic Duval (1880 - 1954) , who was a French industrialist.
DOCUMENTS: Provided of a certificate of authenticity and export license by the Ministry of Culture.
DESCRIPTION:
Carved wood sculpture of Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus. It presents a vertical record of hieroglyphic writing on the chest.
Text: “Offering made by the king to Osiris in Oun-an-fer, lord of the necropolis. “He gives food offerings to Noun. . . blessed past acquired from Osiris. ”
He is represented with the head of a jackal, iconography that he acquired since the New Kingdom. However, he sometimes exchanged his appearance with that of Qebehsenuf, adopting the head of a falcon. He adopts a hieratic attitude, and on his embalmed body the legend of being an offering to Osiris is written in hieroglyphics. Along with his brothers Amset, Hapi and Qebehsenuf, Duamutef protected the mummified internal organs. Duamutef's duty was to protect the stomach. His protector was the goddess Neit. Duamutef was often depicted on sarcophagi and on the lids of canopic canopies. Many images of the Judgment of the Dead show him along with his brothers facing Osiris on a small lily.
Notes:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License.
- The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
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