A COMPLETE SET OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED FAIENCE AMULETS OF THE FOUR SONS OF HORUS AND A WING SCARAB, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD-LATE PERIOD

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A COMPLETE SET OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED FAIENCE AMULETS OF THE FOUR SONS OF HORUS AND A WING SCARAB, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD-LATE PERIOD This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve Egypt, 1070-525 BC. Comprising a winged scarab amulet and the four Sons of Horus, Imsety, Hapi, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, each modeled as a standing anthropomorphic figure with the heads of a human, baboon, jackal, and falcon with subtle incised details indicating facial features, headdresses, and garment contours. The scarab amulet with outstretched wings finely modeled with incised feathers flanking the central beetle. All overall glazed in a vibrant turquoise. Each with two suspension holes. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 3.5 cm, Length 4.5 cm The Four Sons of Horus, Imsety, Hapi, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, were a central group of protective deities in ancient Egyptian funerary religion, first attested in the Old Kingdom and remaining essential throughout Egyptian history. Closely associated with the mummification process and the preservation of the body, each of the four deities was responsible for guarding one of the principal internal organs placed in canopic jars: Imsety protected the liver, Hapi the lungs, Duamutef the stomach, and Qebehsenuef the intestines. They were typically depicted as mummiform figures or as human bodies with animal heads, human, baboon, jackal, and falcon respectively, symbolically encircling and safeguarding the deceased from all directions. The Four Sons of Horus were closely linked to the goddess Isis and to the cosmic order of protection and regeneration, ensuring the physical integrity of the body so that the soul (ka and ba) could be successfully reborn in the afterlife. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related faience amulet of the four sons of horus, dated to 381-343 BC, 4 cm high, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 37.1806Ea-d. Compare a closely related faience amulet of the four sons of horus, dated to the Intermediate period-Late period, 4.3 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1916,0212.150. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 14 May 2003, lot 27 Price: GBP 11,162 or approx. EUR 24,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Note the gilt metal mounts.

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