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LOT 0467
Egyptian Gold Horus Amulet
LATE DYNASTIC PERIOD, 664-343 B.C. OR EARLIER
3/8 in. (1.13 grams, 9 mm).
Depicting the god Horus represented here as a falcon, surmounting the rectangular serekh, in turn considered to represent the façade of a royal palace; a pair of piercings through the sides for suspension; remains of bitumen.
ProvenanceEarly 20th century French collection.
LiteratureSee Aldred, C., Jewels of the Pharaohs, London, 1971, p.21, no.1, for closely comparable gold elements from the bracelet of King Djer of the First Dynasty.
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Egyptian Bronze Seated Osiris with Inlaid Eyes
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Modelled mummiform and seated with arms crossed at chest, holding crook and flail, wearing a false beard and plumed Atef crown with uraeus, cream-coloured inlay to eyes; mounted on a custom-made display base. 160 grams total, 15.3 cm including stand
large chip to outer surface layer to reverse.
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Osiris was the foremost of ancient Egyptian funerary deities and lord of the underworld. Many statuettes of the god were offered in temples dedicated in his name, but have also been discovered in other contexts including animal necropoleis and temples dedicated to other gods.
