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LOT 0040
Large Egyptian Faience Amulet of the Goddess Isis
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (50 grams, 14 cm).
The goddess dressed in a long tight-fitting tunic to her ankles, standing with her left leg forward, her straight arms descending to her thighs; vulture headgear surmounted two long feathers; dorsal pillar with hieroglyphic text; repaired.
ProvenancePrivate collection Mr E. Saad, Cairo, Egypt-Montreux, Switzerland, 1970s.
Ex private collection of Mr S.A., acquired from Mr Saad in 1997.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Isis was the sister-wife of Osiris and the mother of the sky god Horus. She is associated with aspects of fertility and motherhood. This amulet unusually depicts her with a two-plumed crown, which may associate her with the goddess Sothis.
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LOT 0040
Large Egyptian Faience Amulet of the Goddess Isis
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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