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THBEgyptian Late / Ptolemaic Calcite Bust of Isis
Lot 11
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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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2019-10-31 10:00:00
2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An attractive, hand-carved calcite bust fragment of Isis, the wife of Osiris and the goddess of healing, life, rebirth, and magic. Isis presents with her right hand held to her breast - a classic pose of nursing the infant Horus - and has slender arms draped from rounded shoulders. Her countenance is defined by almond-shaped eyes with elongated canthi beneath thin brows, a slender nose, full lips, puffy cheeks, and cupped ears, all beneath a simple tripartite wig. Atop her head is a drilled socket surrounded by a collar that perhaps held a finial in the shape of her signature throne-shaped headdress. An elegant example of one of Egypt's most recognizable goddesses! Size: 1.125" W x 1.3" H (2.9 cm x 3.3 cm); 2.125" H (5.4 cm) on included custom stand.
For a faience example illustrating how Isis holds her hand to her breast while feeding Horus, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 55.121.5: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548310
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s
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#149214This is a fragment of a larger sculpture. Losses to lower body, arms, and section of collar atop head as shown. Minor nicks to body and top of head, with a couple of stable hairline fissures. Light earthen deposits and soft surface patina throughout.Condition
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