Lot Essay
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TWO EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE PLAQUES
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Details
TWO EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE PLAQUES
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Blue in color with details in black, representing two of the Four Sons of Horus, including human-headed Imsety and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, each in profile, depicted mummiform and wearing a tripartite wig, pierced for attachment to the wrappings of a mummy
Qebehsenuef: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high (2)
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Blue in color with details in black, representing two of the Four Sons of Horus, including human-headed Imsety and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, each in profile, depicted mummiform and wearing a tripartite wig, pierced for attachment to the wrappings of a mummy
Qebehsenuef: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1980.