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THBEgyptian Amazonite Scarab Pendant w/ Apis Bull
Lot 14
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Travel around the world and back in time...and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fossils, Fine Art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A stunning scarab pendant formed from a fragment of blue-green amazonite that exhibits incredibly lustrous surfaces as well as integral crystalline structures. The topside of the pendant displays characteristic insectile features such as a folded wing carapace, sinuous legs tucked beneath the bulky body, and a narrow head with a smooth frontal clypeus, all atop an integral ovoid plinth. Incised along the bottom face is a right-facing image of an Apis bull laying recumbent with one foreleg extended in front of its bovine body. The bull presents with a slender tail coiled around its rump as well as a raised head presenting a grand pair of horns. Size: 0.5" L x 0.375" W (1.3 cm x 1 cm)
Apis was originally worshipped by Narmer, the ruler who unified Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BCE - the sacred bull is shown trampling the pharaoh's enemies on the Narmer palette that commemorates the unification. Three thousand years later, by the time of Roman control of Egypt, the worship continued. Though centered around the city of Memphis, the cult of Apis was so extensive in Egypt that the Greeks and Romans wrote about it repeatedly. The famous French archaeologist Mariette, excavating at the Serapeum of Saqqara, found the mummified remains of more than sixty bulls, some buried in their own separate tombs.
Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, acquired April 28, 2021; ex-private Orange, California, USA collection; ex-Phillip Mitry collection, noted antiquities dealer in Cairo, Egypt before emigrating to the United States in 1951
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164487Very small nicks around lower periphery, with softening to some insectile features on topside and Apis bull imagery on bottom, and light encrustations within some recessed areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Beautiful stone coloration throughout, and fantastic preservation to Apis bull image.Condition
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