Lot 93
93
AN EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN FAIENCE AMULET OF PTAICHOS
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AN EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN FAIENCE AMULET OF PTAICHOS

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN FAIENCE AMULET OF PTAICHOS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The dwarf-god standing on two crocodiles, holding snakes in each hand, falcons on each shoulder, and a scarab on his head, with the figures of Nephthys and Isis facing outwards on either side and the winged goddess Nut wearing sun disc protecting his back, suspension loop behind his head
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
Exhibited
Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 93.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
The illustration for lot 93 has been mis-labelled as lot 92 in the printed and online catalogue.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 140, no. 93.

As Master of Animals, Ptaichos controlled the menacing crocodiles and snakes. He was the young Horus, the regenerated Osiris, protected by the two sisters Isis and Nephthys.

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