Miniature Egyptian Faience Amulets (12 pcs)
**Originally Listed At $1000**
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An interesting ensemble of mold-formed faience amulets depicted in a myriad of shapes. First are a trio of hemispherical scarabs that are decorated in shades of blue with striated wing carapaces. Second is a pair of rams lying recumbent atop integral platforms. Third are two wadjet (or wedjat, Eyes of Horus) amulets with narrow suspension holes on top. Fourth is a slender perfume vial with a bale handle. Fifth is a columnar pendant with a molar-shaped top surface. Sixth is a blue faience phallus with a conical lower tip. Seventh is a kneeling effigy of the wind god Shu. The largest is a striding female deity with a lengthy dress, a bulbous face, and a tall headdress, perhaps representing Heqet (also Heket), the frog-headed goddess associated with the process of child birthing. Size of largest (striding goddess): 0.8" H (2 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private M. Goodstein collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1990s
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#157293
Condition Report: All pieces have fading to original coloration, light encrustations, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $1000**
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An interesting ensemble of mold-formed faience amulets depicted in a myriad of shapes. First are a trio of hemispherical scarabs that are decorated in shades of blue with striated wing carapaces. Second is a pair of rams lying recumbent atop integral platforms. Third are two wadjet (or wedjat, Eyes of Horus) amulets with narrow suspension holes on top. Fourth is a slender perfume vial with a bale handle. Fifth is a columnar pendant with a molar-shaped top surface. Sixth is a blue faience phallus with a conical lower tip. Seventh is a kneeling effigy of the wind god Shu. The largest is a striding female deity with a lengthy dress, a bulbous face, and a tall headdress, perhaps representing Heqet (also Heket), the frog-headed goddess associated with the process of child birthing. Size of largest (striding goddess): 0.8" H (2 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private M. Goodstein collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1990s
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#157293
Condition Report: All pieces have fading to original coloration, light encrustations, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout.