AN EGYPTIAN RED JASPER FRAGMENTARY TAWERET

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£ 7 000
Auction dateClassic
08.02.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 111 | AN EGYPTIAN RED JASPER FRAGMENTARY TAWERET
AN EGYPTIAN RED JASPER FRAGMENTARY TAWERET

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.
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