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LOT 0500
Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask Panel with Four Sons of Horus
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (57 grams, 16 cm).
Openwork restrung panel depicting Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, the Four Sons of Horus with a winged scarab above; restrung with some later beads.
Provenance
Ex Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980-1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
Footnotes
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
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LOT 0500
Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask Panel with Four Sons of Horus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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