Über das Lot Chargen- 71
Titel : AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE STELE FOR TUTU, EPOCHE : CIRCA 100
Größe : (27 cm.) wideHerkunft : Gustave Jequier (1868-1946), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, given to his sibling and thence by descent to his niece.
Acquired by the current owner in 2007.Literature : O. Kaper, "The Egyptian God Tutu: Additions to the Catalogue of Monuments" in Chronique d'Égypte, Fasc. 173, Brussels, 2012, no. S-73, fig. 10.Anmerkung : Tutu is described as "a somewhat obscure apotropaic god venerated mainly in the Graeco-Roman Period, Tutu was called 'he who keeps enemies at a distance' and was believed to provide protection from hostile manifestations of deities and demons". (see p. 183 in R. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt). For a similar example see no. 39 in H.D. Schneider, Life and Death Under the Pharaohs: Egyptian Art form the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands.Christie's, Auktionator, New York, NY
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Verkaufstitel : Antiquities
Verkaufsdatum : 11/12/2014
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