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THBEgyptian Black Serpentine Heart Scarab, ex-Bonhams
Lot 8
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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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Feb 6, 2019
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A large black serpentine heart scarab with hand-carved details delineating the head, legs, and body. Fine incised lines detail the folded wing case, and the underside is uncarved. Heart scarabs were prescribed by the Book of the Dead to be made of stone, usually greenstone, such as jasper, serpentine, and green basalt. A scarab like this would have been placed inside of a mummy's wrappings over its heart, which the ancient Egyptians believed to be the seat of the mind. After death, according to their beliefs, an individual's heart would be weighed against a feather by the jackal god Anubis before a panel of deities who waited at the gateway to the netherworld to judge the dead. If the heart was lighter than a feather, than the deceased could pass into the next life; if not, they would be devoured by the monster Ammut and cease to exist. Size: 2" L x 1.3" W (5.1 cm x 3.3 cm).
Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge Antiquities Auction (May 8, 2013, lot 326); ex-private French collection of M.D., acquired prior to 1970
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#138701Minor nicks and abrasions to details on topside and peripheries, and some fading to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within some recessed areas.Condition
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