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LOT 0036
Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Four Sons of Horus Mount Set
25TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 747-656 B.C.
3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (81 grams total, 95 x 80 mm including stand).
Set of four flat-backed plaques depicting the standing figures of the four sons of Horus (from left to right: Duamutef, Imsety, Hapy, and Qebehsenuef) in profile, each wearing a tripartite wig, broad collars, and holding a long folded cloth; mounted on a stand.
ProvenanceGunther Markert collection, Germany/Switzerland, 1954 or 1961.
with Robert Bigler, Switzerland.
Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 12 October 2001.
Accompanied by a copy of the Robert Bigler invoice.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 46, fig. 50, for similar, finely detailed examples.
FootnotesThe Four Sons of Horus were deities tasked with protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety safeguarded the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy looked after the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef defended the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets featuring these deities were included within the mummy wrappings.
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LOT 0036
Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Four Sons of Horus Mount Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
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Large Egyptian Faience Thoth as a Baboon Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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Ptolemaic Period, 323-30 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Discoid palette with rounded underside and flat base, dished central field, flat rim with four radiating trapezoidal projections. 450 grams, 16.4 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038135. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
