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Lot Description

An Egyptian Blue Faience Nehmetawy

Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd Dynasty, 1070-712 B.C.

Height 5 1/2 inches (14 cm).

Property from a Private West Coast Collection

Provenance:
Galerie Bouche, Paris, prior to 1980.
Private Collection (Mme. G.C.D.), Paris, 1980-2011.
Art Market, Paris, December 2011.
Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2013 (Art of the Ancient World, Vol. XXIV, no. 207). [Inv. no. GPY101]
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 13 September 2021.

This figure is a rare form of the Goddess Hathor as the wife of Thoth (in Hermopolis) or Nehebkau (in Heliopolis).

Condition Report

Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Surface gouges, scratches, and weathering. Some soil deposits and encrustations. Uneven break at the top. Overall in fine and attractive condition. See additional images. Height with stand 5 5/8 inches (14.3 cm).

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