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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEATED ISIS
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1077837 (stock# 21554)
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ANUBIS ANCIENT ART GALLERY
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$ 19500,--
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A bronze figurine sepicting the goddess Isis seated with the child horus (harpacred) on her lap her right hand cupping. She is wearing bracelets on her upper arm and on her wrist. The child has a heart amulet hanger on his brest. A high quality bronze, with a lot of presence. The stand is special. A number of this type of stands are depicted in the catalogue of the collection of Omar Pascha. This means that the provenance of this piece goes back to the early 1900's. Note: This does not prove this piece is from the collection of Omar Pascha just that this stand was made in that period of time. Dating 25th Dynasty 712 - 664 BC. Conditon the horns of the crown restored otherwise excellent condition. Size 16 cm high.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HATHOR SISTRUM
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1125975 (stock# 20.799)
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ANUBIS ANCIENT ART GALLERY
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USD 2100,-- (euro 1600)
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A bronze Hathorique sistrum showing Hathorheads on both sides below heer head a beaded collar. The sides of the sistrum are decorated with 2 Uraei one with the crown of Lower Egypt the other with the crown of Upper Egypt. A sistrum (Egyptian: sekhem) is a percussion musical instrument that was first used in ancient Egypt. It was an important instrument for dances and religious ceremonies (especially in the worship of the goddess Hathor). It was also used to avoid the area around the Nile would flood and Seth scare. The sistrum is the precursor of the tambourine.
Dating:.....Late Period 664 - 32 BC .......Condition: Fragmentary as shown
Size: 98 mm high .......Provenance: Private USA colletion collected before 1980........
Reference: Catalogue general des antiquites egyptiennes du musee de caire 1949 pl XLVII nr 69315
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