LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1350-1293 B.C.

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A RARE EGYPTIAN 'AMARNA' LIMESTONE ROUND TOPPED STELE
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1350-1293 B.C.
Depicting a tall, standing figure of the god Shed, a quiver in his right hand and an antelope in his outstretched left hand, facing towards an altar before which a shaven-headed devotee prays
4½ x 3½ in. (11.5 x 9 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.

The god Shed, 'the rescuer' or 'the enchanter', was a protective god venerated from New Kingdom times (two stelae dedicated to him were found in a chapel of the workmen's village at Amarna). He was the master of dangerous and wild beasts of the desert, protecting huntsmen and soldiers alike. He was primarily a god of popular religion without temples. He was subsumed by Horus-Shed, who appears on the 'Cippi of Horus', standing on two crocodiles, grasping serpents, scorpions and other wild animals. Cf. R. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, London, 2003, p. 135.

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