Lot 9
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AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS
AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS
AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS
AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS
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AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST-22ND DYNASTY, 1069-715 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN GILT ‘EGYPTIAN BLUE’ ISIS AND HORUS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST-22ND DYNASTY, 1069-715 B.C.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with La Veille Fontaine, Lausanne.
Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1976; thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
M. Page-Gasser and A.B. Weise, Ägypten: Augenblicke der Ewigkeit, Mainz, 1997, pp. 206-207, no. 133.
Exhibited
Antikenmuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig and Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Ägypten: Augenblicke der Ewigkeit, 18 March 1997-11 January 1998.

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Lot Essay

‘Egyptian blue’ is a type of frit made from a combination of sand, lime, an alkali (such as potash or natron) and a copper compound, which was used as pigment when ground or as a material to make statuary (see p. 196 in W.C. Haynes, Scepter of Egypt II: A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities). This is an especially large example of a sculpture in this material, according to Page-Gasser and Weise (op. cit.). Further, they add “the choice of this precious material, the fine craftsmanship, and the additional embellishments with gold inlays and separately crafted elements suggest that this remarkable statuette was produced in a royal workshop."

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