Lot Essay
For similar examples see pp. 45-46 in Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt.
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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
FOUR EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE AMULETS DEPICTING THE SONS OF HORUS
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
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FOUR EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE AMULETS DEPICTING THE SONS OF HORUS
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Including the human-headed Imsety, the baboon-headed Hapy, the jackal-headed Duamutef, and the falcon headed Qebehsenuef each in profile, mummiform with wig and broad collar on integral base, pierced for attachment to the funerary trappings of the mummy
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) high for the largest (4)
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Including the human-headed Imsety, the baboon-headed Hapy, the jackal-headed Duamutef, and the falcon headed Qebehsenuef each in profile, mummiform with wig and broad collar on integral base, pierced for attachment to the funerary trappings of the mummy
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) high for the largest (4)
Provenance
Royal Athena Galleries, New York