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THBEgyptian Bronze Plaque of Re Horakhty, ex-Parke Bernet
Lot 41b
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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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Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A fine figural plaque cast from bronze that depicts the falcon-headed sun god Re Horakhty (also Ra Horakhty), a synthesis of Ra - the god of the sun and king of all deities - and Horakhty - the aspect of the sunrise of Horus. He is referred to as the sun's journey as Ra from one horizon to the other and was a means of presenting Ra as a symbol of hope, rebirth, and realized aspirations. The god is shown in a seated, right-facing pose with his knees retracted tightly towards his chest while holding a feather of truth on top. His avian face bears an aquiline raptorial beak and a single ovoid eye beneath a sun disk. Size: 0.23" L x 1.78" W x 3.69" H (0.6 cm x 4.5 cm x 9.4 cm)
The inception of Ra-Horakhty in Egyptian mythology is one of intrigue and mythological synthesization. According to author Paul Hamlyn, "[The sun disk] was also called Horus and it was under this name, joined with that of Ra, that he later reigned over all Egypt as Ra-Harakhte. It was claimed that he was reborn every morning of the celestial cow like a suckling calf, or like a little child of the sky-goddess. He was also said to be a falcon with speckled wings flying through space, or the right eye only of the great divine bird. Another conception of him was that of an egg laid daily by the celestial goose, 'the Great Cackler', or more frequently a gigantic scarab rolling before him the incandescent globe of the sun, just as on earth the sacred scarab rolls the ball of dung in which it has deposited its eggs." (Paul Hamlyn Ltd. "Egyptian Mythology." Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1965, p. 27)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Richard B. collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired at Parke Bernet Galleries (sale 3139, December 18, 1970, lot 30)
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#187356Chips to sun disc and frontal element, with softening to some finer details, light abrasions, and fading to pigment, otherwise intact and excellent. Heavy patina throughout, but great preservation of form.Condition
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