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LOT 0043
Large Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Triad Amulet
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 in. (19.7 grams, 52 mm).
Depicting the youthful Horus with a long, curling sidelock, flanked by the goddess Nephthys on the left and Isis on the right, standing on an integral plinth against a flat back slab with a suspension loop above; Isis wearing a stepped throne headdress, and Nephthys and Isis wearing headdresses comprising the hieroglyphs spelling their names, the trio clasping hands demonstrating the women's protection and guardianship.
ProvenanceEx mid-20th-century collection.
Ex London, UK, collection.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealership.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page.
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p. 143, nos. 257 and 258, for similarly themed triad amulets.
FootnotesNephthys and Isis were sisters, while Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris, making Nephthys his aunt and the secondary maternal figure in this triad.
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LOT 0043
Large Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Triad Amulet
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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Opening Bid: £5
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