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The influences of the treasures and wealth of Ancient Egypt were once again stimulated in 1922 by the discovery, in the desert landscape of the Valley of the Kings, of the uniquely complete tomb of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun who lived 1333-1323 BC. Visitors staying by the Nile at the Winter Palace Hotel, in the ancient capital of Thebes, now Luxor, with its magnificent Karnak temple, would have returned home with stories of gods and myths, ceremonies and celebrations, gold and jewels. The imagery and symbolism of this extraordinary civilization could only impact the contemporary art, design and architecture of Europe and the West at this time. The most avant garde jewellery houses and jewellery makers adopted these motifs seen in the hieroglyphic writing, carvings and sculpture and incorporated them into their jewels as illustrated in lot 379 and 380
A EXQUISITE PAIR OF ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BROOCHES
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A EXQUISITE PAIR OF ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BROOCHES
Each single and old European-cut diamond plaque of elongated oval form, decorated with buff-top calibré-cut rubies, emeralds and onyx depicting a winged scarb, a standing figure holding a pierced scepter, and the figure of the god Anubis, circa 1925 (2)
Each single and old European-cut diamond plaque of elongated oval form, decorated with buff-top calibré-cut rubies, emeralds and onyx depicting a winged scarb, a standing figure holding a pierced scepter, and the figure of the god Anubis, circa 1925 (2)
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This pair of brooches depict a winged scarab, symbolising regeneration or rebirth, often in association with the rising sun, the figure of pharaoh or the High Priest and the hieroglyphic of the crouching jackal figure of Anubis, the god who presided over the embalming and funerary rites, also responsible for guiding the dead to the Underworld