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Egyptian Faience Scarab + Amulet of Shu
Egyptian Faience Scarab + Amulet of Shu
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Description
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE; Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A set of 2 ancient Egyptian artifacts. First is a New Kingdom faience scarab covered in turquoise-hued glaze with a cobra and a bee on the base; this was intended as a good luck charm. The larger artifact is a Late Period faience amulet of Shu, god of the wind, with arms raised towards a cobra-fronted solar disc. Size of largest (Shu amulet): 0.62" L x 0.76" W x 1.17" H (1.6 cm x 1.9 cm x 3 cm); 1.43" H (3.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; (Shu amulet): ex-private Midwestern USA collection; ex-private UK collection, acquired prior to 2007; (scarab): ex-private Montreal, Quebec, Canada collection, acquired 1970s

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Condition
Chips to plinth of Shu amulet and peripheries of scarab, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to finer details.
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Egyptian Faience Scarab + Amulet of Shu

Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Starting Price $400
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Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery

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Louisville, CO, United States7,941 Followers
Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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