A TURQUOISE FAIENCE HEAD OF ISIS, LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

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A TURQUOISE FAIENCE HEAD OF ISIS, LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 462, HH 1987, Egyptian faience head of Isis statue 26 dyn.” Gallery price: EUR 880 or approx. EUR 1,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Egypt, c. 664-30 BC. The goddess depicted wearing a striated tripartite wig fronted by an uraeus and crowned by the throne hieroglyph, her face with long eyebrows and cosmetic lines in relief. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 15.2 cm Isis’ name is first attested in the Fifth Dynasty in the Pyramid texts. She was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus, and thus was symbolically mother to the pharaoh. In the Late Period, the popularity of this important goddess dramatically increased. She is nearly always depicted in anthropomorphic form wearing the horned crown that by the Late Period she had adopted from the goddess Hathor. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 6 June 2006, lot 130 Price: USD 1,200 or approx. EUR 1,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and similar losses. Note the much smaller size (4.8 cm).

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