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CIRCA 8TH CENTURY-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION FRONTAL FACE PLAQUE
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicting the goddess Hathor, the cream glazed face with details in black, pierced above and below, 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; together with an Egyptian pale blue glazed composition clenched right fist, pierced above and below, 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high; and an Egyptian pale green glazed composition pectoral fragment with hieroglyphs, with Nephthys raising protective hand over Osiris, the other side with Isis raising protective hand, details in brown glaze, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high (3)
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicting the goddess Hathor, the cream glazed face with details in black, pierced above and below, 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; together with an Egyptian pale blue glazed composition clenched right fist, pierced above and below, 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high; and an Egyptian pale green glazed composition pectoral fragment with hieroglyphs, with Nephthys raising protective hand over Osiris, the other side with Isis raising protective hand, details in brown glaze, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.