Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 45a in C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry.
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PROPERTY FROM THE HARER FAMILY TRUST COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RING
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-712 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RING
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-712 B.C.
Blue-green in color, the wide hoop modeled in openwork relief, with five seated falcon-headed gods facing left, each holding a plume in front, separated by a vertical bands
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long; ring size 8 ½
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-712 B.C.
Blue-green in color, the wide hoop modeled in openwork relief, with five seated falcon-headed gods facing left, each holding a plume in front, separated by a vertical bands
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long; ring size 8 ½
Provenance
Emile Brugsch (1842-1930), curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo.
Col. Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. (1864-1934), Philadelphia.
Drexel Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1895.
Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1916 (Inventory no. 16.486).
with Blumka Gallery, New York, 1958.
Greta S. Heckett (1899-1976), Pittsburgh.
The Estate of Greta S. Heckett, Pittsburgh; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1977, lot 274.
Col. Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. (1864-1934), Philadelphia.
Drexel Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1895.
Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1916 (Inventory no. 16.486).
with Blumka Gallery, New York, 1958.
Greta S. Heckett (1899-1976), Pittsburgh.
The Estate of Greta S. Heckett, Pittsburgh; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1977, lot 274.
Exhibited
San Bernardino, University Art Gallery, 1992.
San Bernardino, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, 1997-2011.
San Bernardino, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, 1997-2011.
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