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A New-Kingdom faience pendant.

£ 850

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a new-kingdom faience pendant.

A New-Kingdom faience pendant.

£ 850

Amulet: faience. H. 24 mm
New-Kingdom, Dynasty 19th-20th 
Mounting: gold (18k), yellow spinel
Total weight 1,70 gr
 

This remarkable scaraboid amulet features a human face with Nubian features, a precious testimony to ancient Egypt's cultural exchanges with the kingdoms of Nubia.
The reverse is finely engraved with richly symbolic iconography: the lioness goddess Sekhmet, accompanied by the papyriform sceptre, the hieroglyph "p," and the hes vase. The composition rests upon the "nb" sign, meaning "Lord" or "Master."

In the Egyptian pantheon, Sekhmet embodied the Eye of Ra, daughter and protector of the sun god. An ambivalent deity, she held the power both to unleash plagues and to heal the afflicted. This amulet thus provided its wearer with powerful protection against illness and malevolent forces.

Enhanced by a contemporary 18-carat gold mount and crowned with a luminous yellow spinel, this three-thousand-year-old treasure becomes an exceptional jewel—a bridge between Antiquity and the present day.
Old private collection of a Lady, prior 1980s
Mounted later

Each piece of jewellery is delivered with an authentification certificate signed by Bianca Massard and Gabriele Vangelli de Cresci experts, including additional documentation if existing and exhaustive description of the piece.
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Each piece of jewellery is delivered with an authentification certificate signed by Bianca Massard and Gabriele Vangelli de Cresci experts, including additional documentation if existing and exhaustive description of the piece.
Pictures are part of the description and show state of conservation of the item. For additional pictures please contact us. (see contact section)

Shipping and pick-up at the store options can be chosen during check out.

Our exclusive delivery partner is ThePackengers.
ThePackengers, specialized in the packaging and transport of works of art and collectibles, already collaborates with the largest auction houses as Drouot, but also with galleries, fairs, antique dealers, decorators and e-marketplaces.
See our Country List
Shipping Terms and Conditions.
Privacy Policy ThePackengers.

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