A TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF QEBEHSENUEF, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD-LATE PERIOD

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A TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF QEBEHSENUEF, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD-LATE PERIOD This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 57, E. amulet blue son of Horus small 19th dy.” Gallery price: EUR 380 or approx. EUR 630 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Egypt, 1070-525 BC. Carved in the form of a standing figure of Duamutef, the Son of Horus, in anthropomorphic form with a jackal-headed visage in profile. Overall glazed in a vibrant turquoise. Two suspension holes to the head and feet. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 5.6 cm Qebehsenuef is one of the Four Sons of Horus, a group of protective deities who played a central role in ancient Egyptian funerary religion from the Old Kingdom through the Late Period and beyond. Each of the Four Sons was responsible for the protection of a specific internal organ of the deceased, and Qebehsenuef’s particular role was the safeguarding of the intestines, ensuring their preservation and ritual integrity within the canopic assemblage. In funerary and ritual contexts he was invoked as a protective force, guarding the body of the deceased against corruption and disorder, and contributing to the successful regeneration of the individual in the afterlife. Iconographically, Qebehsenuef is typically represented with the head of a falcon, linking him to solar and celestial symbolism as well as to notions of divine protection and far-sighted vigilance, while his mummiform or human-bodied form underscores his function within the embalmed and preserved body of the deceased. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related faience amulet of son of horus, dated Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, 7.4 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 28.3.138f. Compare a closely related faience amulet of son of horus, dated Late Period, 7.4 cm high, in the Louvre Paris, inventory number ME 165. Compare a closely related faience amulet of son of horus, dated to Late Period, 6.2 cm high, in the Museum Egizio, inventory number Suppl. 5414/03.

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