Lot 64
An Egyptian Sandstone Relief of a River God
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
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Live / Chicago
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$16,250
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Sandstone Relief of a River God
Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
Height 15 3/4 inches (40 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Provenance:
Private Collection (D.V.), Basel.
Jean-David Cahn Auction, Basel, Auktion 4, 19 October 2002, Lot 526.
Royal Athena Galleries, New York, January 2004 (Art of the Ancient World, Vol. XV, no. 137, pg. 52).
Depicted here is the Nile God Hapi wearing a crown incorporating papyrus and lotus. In ancient Egypt, Hapi personified the annual inundation of the Nile River. The arrival of fertile soil by-way-of the flood was imperative for growing crops to sustain the economy and livelihood of the ancient Egyptians. For that reason, Hapi was associated with fertility and illustrated as having both male and female bodily attributes, as can be seen on this relief.
Depicted here is the Nile God Hapi wearing a crown incorporating papyrus and lotus. In ancient Egypt, Hapi personified the annual inundation of the Nile River. The arrival of fertile soil by-way-of the flood was imperative for growing crops to sustain the economy and livelihood of the ancient Egyptians. For that reason, Hapi was associated with fertility and illustrated as having both male and female bodily attributes, as can be seen on this relief.
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