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THBEgyptian Faience Amulet, Lion Maahes, ex-Drexel 1895!
Lot 3
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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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Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A very rare amulet of the Egyptian lion god Maahes. Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, or Mahes) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war whose name means "he who is true beside her." He was seen as the son of the Creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess (Bast in Lower Egypt or Sekhmet in Upper Egypt) whose nature he shared. Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, lotuses, and devouring captives. Shown striding, tail alert on his back, his testicles shown distinctly as viewed from the rear. Size: 1.375" L x .875" H (3.5 cm x 2.2 cm); 2.25" H (5.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.104; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.114.1998
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Emil Brugsch Collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.104; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.114.1998
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#182060Repaired along each leg, with light adhesive residue along break lines. Light pitting and fading to surfaces, with softening to some finer details, and small casting flaw near base of tail, otherwise in excellent condition. Great preservation to leonine form and detailing. Old inventory number handwritten on plinth.Condition
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