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LOT 0052
Egyptian Gold Hathor Face Mask
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (0.96 grams, 28 mm).
Depicted as a woman's head with cow ears, her eyebrows and cosmetic lines carefully defined, with her eyes retaining traces of inlay.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a UK gentleman, London, UK, by descent from his family collection 1970s.
FootnotesThis particular appearance of Hathor, with a human head and cow ears, often appears on columns, particularly in temples associated with goddesses or mammisi-temples ("birth houses"), which were devoted to the birth of a goddess's divine son. The form also appears in the decoration of sistra used in Hathoric and birth-related rituals. Therefore, this diminutive gold image embodies Hathor's symbolic protective potency in all matters maternal.
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LOT 0052
Egyptian Gold Hathor Face Mask
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£900 (EUR 1,044; USD 1,215) +BP*
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