A GROUP OF SIX FAIENCE AMULETS, NEW KINGDOM

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A GROUP OF SIX FAIENCE AMULETS, NEW KINGDOM This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve Egypt, circa 1550-1070 BC. Comprising six faience amulets in green, turquoise, and blue: two in the form of scarabs; one in the form of a lotus blossom; one as a cowroid stamp seal; one as an unfinished bead; and one in the form of an arrow head. One with a loop and three perforated horizontally for suspension. (6) Inscriptions: The cowroid stamp seal and one scarab with hieroglyphs. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Length 0.9-2 cm The water lily, more commonly known as the lotus, was one of the most ubiquitous plants and symbols of ancient Egypt. Its flower, which is either blue or white (Nymphaea coerulea and alba), closes up at night and reopens in the morning to reveal a central yellow circle radiating yellow petals. To the ancient Egyptians this phenomenon reflected the rising of the sun at the dawn of creation, and the flower was seen as a symbol of daily rebirth and rejuvenation. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related faience amulet in the form of an unfinished bead, dated New Kingdom, 1.4 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 35.3.26g. Compare a closely related faience amulet in the form of a cowroid stamp seal, dated New Kingdom, 1.5 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 11.215.61. Compare a closely related faience amulet in the form of a lotus lily, dated New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 0.9 cm, in the World Museum, Liverpool, accession number 56.20.627.25.

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