Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Mainz, 1977, cat. no. 443.
The Imiut fetish is a symbol documented since the First Dynasty. It is composed of a stuffed, headless animal skin, either a feline or a cow, tied by the tail to a pole, and terminating in a lotus bud. Although its origin or purpose is unknown, it is present in ancient Egyptian funerary rites and is associated to Anubis in later periods.
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Mainz, 1977, cat. no. 443.
The Imiut fetish is a symbol documented since the First Dynasty. It is composed of a stuffed, headless animal skin, either a feline or a cow, tied by the tail to a pole, and terminating in a lotus bud. Although its origin or purpose is unknown, it is present in ancient Egyptian funerary rites and is associated to Anubis in later periods.