Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite scarab amulet that was hand carved and enveloped with lustrous, turquoise-hued glaze. The beetle-form topside exhibits a folded wing carapace, sinuous legs retracted beneath the body, and a triangular head with a frilled clypeus, a suspension tube runs lengthwise through the body. The bottom bears the images of two scorpions with large pincers and curled tails. Scorpions were evocative of the goddess Serqet (also Serket, Serquet) who was believed to protect the physical corpus and bodily fluids of the deceased while in the afterlife. Size: 0.7 L x 0.4 W (1.8 cm x 1 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phillip Mitry collection, noted antiquities dealer in Cairo, Egypt before emigrating to the United States in 1951
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À propos du lot
n° 3 Titre : Glazed Scarab Dimensions : 0.7 Condition report : Small chip to bottom periphery, with minor abrasions to glazed surfaces, and light softening to some scorpion details, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of glazed surfaces throughout. Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente
, Louisville, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages Date de la vente : 07/01/2021🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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