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LOT 0058
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Mut Suckling Khonsu with Winged Sekhmet on the Back
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-735 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (22.6 grams, 60 mm).
Modelled in the round, formed as the goddess standing before a high-backed throne, cradling the head of a standing naked child to her chest; the goddess with tiered double-crown and tripartite wig; throne with low-relief figure of the lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet to the rear with spread wings forming the arms of the chair.
Provenance
Jean Phillip Mariaud De Serres, Paris, France, 1992.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13274-254069.
Literature
Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl. LXIII (39.374), for a similar example in the Cairo Museum.
Footnotes
Mut was a prominent mother goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, associated with creation, motherhood, and the sky. She was the consort of the god Amun and the mother of Khonsu, forming the Theban triad with them in Thebes. Mut's name ("mother" in ancient Egyptian) reflects her role as a divine mother and patroness of motherhood. Sekhmet was revered as a powerful and fierce protector. Her presence was believed to ward off evil and safeguard the people from harm. In ancient Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet was also a manifestation of Hathor, another powerful birth goddess.
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LOT 0058
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Mut Suckling Khonsu with Winged Sekhmet on the Back
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,080 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,410 - 3,210 (for guidance only)
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