Lot 27
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A pair of faience amulets depicting 2 of the 4 Sons of Horus, each holding a length of linen for the dead. The jackal-headed figure is Duamutef, guardian of the stomach who is protected by the goddess Neith, and the human-headed figure is Imsety, guardian of the liver who is protected by the goddess Isis. Each amulet was formed in a one-sided mold to compose their right-facing presentations, and each is similarly covered in lustrous blue glaze. Size of largest (Duamutef): 0.30" L x 0.61" W x 1.96" H (0.8 cm x 1.5 cm x 5 cm)
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. nos. 16.329 and 16.330; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Emil Brugsch Collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. nos. 16.329 and 16.330; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023
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- Condition: Minor earthen deposits, otherwise intact and choice. Great preservation to finer details and blue glaze. Old museum number handwritten on verso of each piece.
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