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LOT 0050
Egyptian Memphis Triad Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (9.1 grams, 37 mm high).
Rectangular plaque with ledge to the lower edge, ribbed loop above, the half-round figures of the goddesses Nephthys and Isis wearing their characteristic headdresses flank the figure of the young Horus wearing the sidelock of youth.
ProvenanceFrom an early Home Counties, UK, collection, 1930-1940.
Ex London, UK, collection.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.18-19; a comparable Late Period example is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory no. 17.194.2444.
FootnotesThe deities of this triad are the protagonists associated with the myth of Osiris.
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LOT 0050
Egyptian Memphis Triad Amulet
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Bronze Sistrum Handle Finial
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
The bifacial upper part of a handle featuring Hathor, depicted with cow ears and wearing a heavy wig with characteristically curled lappet ends and a broad collar; on either side a uraeus, one of which is wearing the crown of Lower Egypt, the other the Upper Egyptian crown; remains of the sistrum cradle above. 146 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand
with Galerie Gunter Phuze, Kunst der Antike 4, Freiburg, 1982, no.335. German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1982. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Galerie Gunter catalogue pages.
The sistrum was a rattle-like instrument played exclusively by women in religious ceremonies. The sound produced by the sistrum was believed to drive away evil and soothe a god's anger. Hathor is the daughter of the sun god Re, and in her role as a mother goddess is often depicted as a cow or with bovine characteristics as here. Hathor is also associated with love, music and dancing, and the sistrum is one of her sacred symbols.
