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LOT 0466

Egyptian Blue Faience Sons of Horus Plaques

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

3 1/8 in. (26.8 grams total, 79-80 mm).

Two rectangular plaques, each depicting one of the 'Four Sons of Horus' - Qebehsenuef and Hapi - shown mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and broad collar, both pierced at the upper and lower edges. [2]

Provenance

Professor Haeberlin collection, acquired in Egypt in the late 19th century.
Acquired by E.S., Germany, in 1962.
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Footnotes

The Four Sons of Horus were deities tasked with protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety safeguarded the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy looked after the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef defended the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets featuring these deities were included within the mummy wrappings.

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LOT 0466

Egyptian Blue Faience Sons of Horus Plaques

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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