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Egyptian Faience Amulet of Isis and Horus

The pale greenish blue glazed faience amulet depicts Isis enthroned, nursing Harpokrates (the child Horus). Intact.

Late Period, Dynasties XXVI-XXX, (ca. 664-332BC).

Height: 5.8 cm. (2 5/16 in.)

#4426

ex: private European collection, 1990s - 1997. Then a private American collection 1997.

Exhibited:
BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020)

Published:
Antiquarium Ltd.; Women in Ancient Art (New York, 1997) p.28

Comparanda: Friedman, Florence (ed.); Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (New York, 1998) no.155.b Schoske, Sylvia & Deitrich Wildung; Gott und Gotter im Alten Agypten (Mainz am Rhein, 1992) no.68

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