Overview
| Condition | Used | ||||
| GST: | Inclusive (see below note) | ||||
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| Deliver to | Nationwide Delivery | ||||
| Category | Artworks and Antiques | ||||
| Enquiry | Grays Help Centre | ||||
| Lot ID | 0002-2560782 | ||||
| Part of Sale | No Reserve Ancient Egyptian Amulets (664 – 332 BC) | ||||
| Warranty | No Warranty Applies Warranty
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Description
664-332 BC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET (LATE PERIOD)
- This blue glazed faience amulet of a Hedjet (white crown of pharaonic Upper Egypt) is a rare opportunity to own an important piece of ancient Egyptian history from the 664-332 BC Late Period.
- An amulet is an object believed to have certain positive properties that, as the amulet’s main function, can magically be bestowed upon its owner. In ancient Egypt, this magical power was often derived from a combination of several aspects, such as the amulet’s shape, decoration, inscription, color, material, and words spoken over the piece or acts performed with it. Amulets were usually worn or placed on the body to transfer their powers directly to the owner.
- In addition to strictly funerary types, amulets worn by the living were generally used for the dead as well, since their benefit also applied to the afterlife. Amulets representing a goddess or god, for example, were meant to invoke the deity’s specific powers.When used for the dead, they were placed on the mummy or in between the mummy’s bandages.
- The Late Period of ancient Egypt refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period in the 26th Saite Dynasty founded by Psamtik I, but includes the time of Achaemenid Persian rule over Egypt after the conquest by Cambyses II in 525 BC as well. The Late Period existed from 664 BC until 332 BC, following a period of foreign rule by the Nubian 25th Dynasty and beginning with a short period of Neo-Assyrian suzerainty, with Psamtik I initially ruling as their vassal. The period ended with the conquests of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great and establishment of the Ptolemaic dynasty by his general Ptolemy I Soter, one of the Hellenistic diadochi from Macedon in northern Greece.
- Dated to 664 - 332 B.C. (Late Period)
- Size: 19mm x 10mm x 7mm
- Provenance: This piece was held in the private collection of an esteemed collector in North London, United Kingdom during the 1990s and has henceforth been held in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.
- Condition: This piece is extremely well preserved and remains in excellent condition - refer images.
- Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Internationally recognised BidSafe authentication and verification number: 4998094-7)
- Inspected and verified by an archaeologist and prominent historical author with a PhD in archaeology (SN:4998094-7) (312440-2)
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664-332 BC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET (LATE PERIOD)
Closed: 22 September 2024 20:30 AEST