Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask Panel with Four Sons of Horus

Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask Panel with Four Sons of Horus

Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Openwork restrung panel depicting Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, the Four Sons of Horus with a winged scarab above; restrung with some later beads. 57 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).

Ex Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980-1990s. From a London, UK, collection. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.

The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.