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LOT 0521
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1304-332 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (22 grams total, 43 mm wide including stand).
On a wedge-shaped base and decorated in turquoise glaze; the ibis's beak resting on a diminutive figure of the goddess Maat; suspension loop on the neck of the bird; collector's inventory number E509' on the underside; accompanied by a custom-made display base.
ProvenanceEx Reine Margot, 1973.
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.25, fig.21f, for similar.
FootnotesIn the judgment of the dead (Book of the Dead saying 125), Thoth, who is often represented in ibis form, records the result of weighing the heart of the deceased. The god is therefore mostly depicted in connection with the goddess Maat, whose feather was used as a counterbalance to the purity of the heart; such amulets were thus aimed at protecting the deceased from failing in the decision of the court of the dead.
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LOT 0521
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £125
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From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Egyptian Flint Arrowhead Group
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, 4000-3150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Fine condition. Rare.
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