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LOT 0054

Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis and Horus

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

21/2 in. (30.8 grams total, 65 mm high including stand).

Amuletic pendant of seated Isis, wearing a cow's horn headdress with a solar disc, suckling the infant Horus with sidelock of youth, resting on her lap; mounted on a custom-made throne-shaped stand.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market prior to 2000.
Private collection of Anthony Scammel (1937-2019).
Ex Artemission, London SW5, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.

Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity and invoice.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 18(a).

CONDITION

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LOT 0054

Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis and Horus

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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