Ancient Egyptian Faience Shu Amulet
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This Ancient Egyptian faience Shu amulet, dating to the Late Period (26th–30th Dynasty, circa 664–332 BC), depicts Shu kneeling with raised arms beneath a sun disk.
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Fine ancient Egyptian faience Shu Amulet. Shu kneels with arms raised, a sun disk is shown over his head, alluding to the sky. He is the god of the air and associated with the principle of life. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Shu initiated life by raising the sky to separate it from the earth.
For a comparable amulet see (last picture):
- W. M. Flinders Petrie, Amulets, pl. XXX , 167 e,f
Date: Egypt, Late Period, 26th - 30th Dynasty, circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Material: Faience
Size: ca. 1,5 cm
Condition: intact
Provenance: private Frech collection, prior to that estate (S.T., East Sussex, Great Britain), bought from the former owner while he was based in Egypt during WW2 from a dealer in Cairo called: "Sheik Hamad Ibrahi, Antiquities, Dealer Mena House, Pyramides-Cairo“
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Fine ancient Egyptian faience Shu Amulet. Shu kneels with arms raised, a sun disk is shown over his head, alluding to the sky. He is the god of the air and associated with the principle of life. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Shu initiated life by raising the sky to separate it from the earth.
For a comparable amulet see (last picture):
- W. M. Flinders Petrie, Amulets, pl. XXX , 167 e,f
Date: Egypt, Late Period, 26th - 30th Dynasty, circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Material: Faience
Size: ca. 1,5 cm
Condition: intact
Provenance: private Frech collection, prior to that estate (S.T., East Sussex, Great Britain), bought from the former owner while he was based in Egypt during WW2 from a dealer in Cairo called: "Sheik Hamad Ibrahi, Antiquities, Dealer Mena House, Pyramides-Cairo“
Dispatch only to addresses within the EU.
The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.
This item is accompanied with an illustrated Certificate of Authenticity.
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文化
Ancient Egyptian
世紀/年代
Late Period, 26th - 30th Dynasty, circa 664 - 332 B.C.
商品名
Shu Amulet
取得先
Auction house
取得年
2019
素材
Faience
取得国
France
コンディション
Good
前所有者の取得先
Auction house
前所有者 - 取得年
2019
前所有者 - 取得国
United Kingdom
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Authenticity
Original/official
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