13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
An Egyptian glazed steatite cippus amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-656 B.C.
The amulet of Horus-the-Saviour standing on two crocodiles flanked by goddesses, the back with a goddess standing in profile holding snakes, with downward pointing wings, wearing the sun disc, an udjat eye inscribed on the underside of the base, 19mm high
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-656 B.C.
The amulet of Horus-the-Saviour standing on two crocodiles flanked by goddesses, the back with a goddess standing in profile holding snakes, with downward pointing wings, wearing the sun disc, an udjat eye inscribed on the underside of the base, 19mm high
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
€940 - 1,400
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
€940 - 1,400
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
Footnotes
- Provenance:
New York private collection, 1970s.
Literature:
Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum, 1994, p.38, pls.34a & 35a.
Category: Antiquities
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