Forntida Egypten Fajans Bead Mummy Mask med Four Sons of Horus och Winged Scarab
Nr 83040529
Forntida Egypten Fajans Beaded Mummy Mask Panel av Winged Scarab och Four Sons of Horus (Utan reservationspris)
Nr 83040529
Forntida Egypten Fajans Beaded Mummy Mask Panel av Winged Scarab och Four Sons of Horus (Utan reservationspris)
A fine Egyptian mummy mask panel made of small cream and green faience beads, restrung in their original arrangement. The panel shows a beaded composition forming a winged scarab, rendered in multi-coloured faience beads. Under the beaded scarab are the four Sons of Horus. Elongated turquoise faience beads connects the two compositions. The piece would have been part of a larger beaded mummy mask depicting a stylised human face.
Beaded mummy masks would have been placed over the face of the deceased at their burial, mostly for decorative or protective purposes. According to mythology, the Four Sons of Horus each were attributed a different organ to protect. For Imsety, the liver; for Duamutef, the stomach; for Hapi, the lungs; and for Qebehsenuef, the intestines.
Measurements: Circa L 15cm x W 12cm
Provenance: From Mariaud de Serres collection, Paris 1980-90s.
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