ID 1134545
Lot 111 | AN EGYPTIAN RED JASPER FRAGMENTARY TAWERET
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 9 000
NEW KINGDOM - 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1550-656 B.C.
The hippopotamus-headed goddess with pendulous breasts, depicted standing with her paws resting in front of her swollen abdomen, on a stylized sa-sign, symbolizing protection, her crocodile tail visible behind
2 7⁄8 in. (7.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK under license circa 1951.
Elsa MacLellan, UK, inherited from the above; thence by descent.
with Charles Ede, London, 2016.
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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