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LOT 0429
Egyptian Faience Hare Statuette
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (25 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled in the round in crouching position with its ears pulled back and resting along the body, black detailing to the eyes.
Provenance
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 desert hare was one of the most common wild animals in Egypt. The female hare was sacred to Wenut, goddess of the 15th Upper Egyptian nome, though no specific hare cults are known. The purpose of hare figurines remains uncertain. According to Plutarch, Egyptians regarded the hare’s speed and keen senses—reflected in its open eyes—as divine.
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