Egyptian Glazed Faience Shu Pendant

**First Time At Auction**

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant depicting Shu, the primordial personification of the air, all covered in turquoise-hued glaze. Shu's standardized pose depicts him kneeling atop an integral plinth and raising his arms to flank a sun disc above his head, a pose symbolic of Shu lifting the skies and the heavens themselves. Shu is known as the father of Nut (goddess of the sky) and Geb (god of the earth) with his sister and wife Tefnut (goddess of moisture) and is associated with calmness, peace, and order. Size: 0.76" W x 1.33" H (1.9 cm x 3.4 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Condition Report: Minor nicks to plinth, figure, and sun disc, with light encrustations, pitting, and fading to glaze pigment, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form and great remains of glaze pigment throughout.