Egyptian Ptolemaic Faience Amulet of Isis and Horus
Egypt, Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful example of a mold-formed faience amulet depicting Isis, the goddess of healing and magic, with her infant son Horus. The wife of Osiris rests upon a petite throne and wears an ankle-length skirt, with one hand cupping her exposed breast and the other supporting her son's head. Isis also dons her traditional vulture headdress, representative of the goddess Mut, as well as a pair of bull horns flanking a sun disk that represents the goddess Hathor. An integral suspension loop protrudes from behind the tall headdress, and the entire amulet is enveloped in lustrous glaze of a stunning turquoise hue. Size: 1.3" W x 2.9" H (3.3 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.7" H (9.4 cm) on included custom stand.
For a strikingly similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.4476.
Provenance: ex-private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection; ex-private Cleveland, Ohio, USA estate collection, purchased from Susette Khayat Ancient Arts Gallery, New York, USA, on May 17, 1960
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#151014
Condition Report: Repaired from roughly three large pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks to feet, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Great traces of original glaze coloration throughout.
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Egypt, Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful example of a mold-formed faience amulet depicting Isis, the goddess of healing and magic, with her infant son Horus. The wife of Osiris rests upon a petite throne and wears an ankle-length skirt, with one hand cupping her exposed breast and the other supporting her son's head. Isis also dons her traditional vulture headdress, representative of the goddess Mut, as well as a pair of bull horns flanking a sun disk that represents the goddess Hathor. An integral suspension loop protrudes from behind the tall headdress, and the entire amulet is enveloped in lustrous glaze of a stunning turquoise hue. Size: 1.3" W x 2.9" H (3.3 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.7" H (9.4 cm) on included custom stand.
For a strikingly similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.4476.
Provenance: ex-private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection; ex-private Cleveland, Ohio, USA estate collection, purchased from Susette Khayat Ancient Arts Gallery, New York, USA, on May 17, 1960
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151014
Condition Report: Repaired from roughly three large pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks to feet, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Great traces of original glaze coloration throughout.
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