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THBPublished Exhibited Egyptian Faience Ra-Horakhty Figure
Lot 2
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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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Egypt, XXVIth Dynasty, 664 to 525 BCE. Finely carved from pale green faience, a petite rendering of Ra-Horakhty which translates to "Ra" (who is) Horus of the Horizons" - standing in a classic pharaonic pose atop an integral rectangular plinth, with his left leg advanced and both arms held beside the body. The deity possesses a falcon head and wears a sun disc headdress and a short pleated skirt. Ra-Horakhty was created in later Egyptian mythology to link Horakhty - a sunrise aspect of Horus - to Ra - the ancient Egyptian sun god and king of the deities as well as father of creation. Horus represented Ra in human form as we see in this example, as the Pharaoh of Egypt. Scholars have posited that Ra-Horakhty (also Re Horakhty) refered to the sun's journey as Ra from horizon to horizon, or that it intended to present Ra (or Re) as a deity symbolizing hope, aspirations, and rebirth. Size: 3.25" H (8.3 cm); 3.625" H (9.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Published: E. Ede, Small Sculpture from Ancient Egypt, XI (Jan 1984) no. 41.
Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World vol. IV (1985)
On loan to Michigan State University; Ohio State University; Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University; Fitchburg Art Museum from 1985 to 2016.
Provenance: R.B. collection, West Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired from Royal Athena in October 1985; ex-C. Ede, London, January 1984; ex-private England collection
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#160100Repaired from two large pieces with break line just beneath the skirt and around the piece. Small chips to sun disk, browline, beak, and integral base. Intentional lateral perforation behind the figure. Expected surface wear with scuffs and abrasions to high pointed areas. Scattered deposits. Attached to black base. Royal-Athena label on the underside of base.Condition
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