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LATE DYNASTY XVIII OR EARLY DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1300 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLASS INLAY OF A MOURNING GODDESS
LATE DYNASTY XVIII OR EARLY DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1300 B.C.
Depicting the kneeling figure of Isis or Nephthys wearing a short baggy wig, with menat (counterpoise) hanging down her back, her right hand raised to her head in a mourning gesture, her left hand holding a shen (eternity) symbol
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
LATE DYNASTY XVIII OR EARLY DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1300 B.C.
Depicting the kneeling figure of Isis or Nephthys wearing a short baggy wig, with menat (counterpoise) hanging down her back, her right hand raised to her head in a mourning gesture, her left hand holding a shen (eternity) symbol
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Provenance
'Per-neb' collection, acquired in Egypt during the 1920s-early 1940s.
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