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LOT 0034
Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Amulet of Imsety
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (3.66 grams, 36 mm).
Flat-backed depiction of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, wearing a finely detailed tripartite wig, a broad collar, and holding a length of folded cloth.
Provenance
with Ancient World Arts, New York, USA.
Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1994.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig. 50, for a similarly detailed example.
Footnotes
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets depicting these deities were placed within the mummy wrappings.
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