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LOT 0514
Egyptian Amulet of Trussed Ibex
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (11.6 grams, 63 mm).
Turquoise glazed faience figure of a trussed ibex, with the remains of its large curled horn, tail, facial details, and rope tie picked out in black; damaged and repaired.
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
Literature
Cf. The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh (1850), for a comparable example from a foundation deposit; Vandier d’Abbadie, J., Les objets de toilette égyptiens au Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1972, p.31 nos. 69, 71-72, for examples of similar trussed ibex form cosmetic dishes.
Footnotes
Figurines of trussed ibexes in faience were occasionally included in foundation deposits, possibly to represent animals that were sacrificed. However, the shallow depression in the body of this animal is similar to the style of cosmetic dishes, indicating that this particular example may be a funerary object symbolising a more valuable toiletry item.
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