古埃及 Faience 女神 Bastet 和 Udjat 護身符 - 2 cm
編號 83040529
古埃及 Faience 帶翅膀的聖甲蟲和荷魯斯的四個兒子的串珠木乃伊麵具面板 (沒有保留價)
編號 83040529
古埃及 Faience 帶翅膀的聖甲蟲和荷魯斯的四個兒子的串珠木乃伊麵具面板 (沒有保留價)
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.