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AUTHENTICITY Welcome to ELEMENT204 Element204 is a group of keen collectors offering an exquisite variety of Ancient Egyptian Amulets, figurines and genuine collectible items. We maintain a 100% feedback rating and offer a full guarantee on all items. All eBayers are welcome to browse our listings and email us with any questions or requests. Ancient Egyptian Female Headed Faience Aegis TYPE : Egyptian Artifact CULTURE : Egyptian DATE : 1550 - 1070 BC MATERIAL : Egyptian glazed faience DIMENSION : 75mm x 74mm x 20mm CONDITION: Fully intact. Superb condition. BE INSTANTLY REFUNDED > Description: On auction is a stunning Egyptian faience Aegis . Composed of a solid turquoise faience composition with detail highlighted in a black surface glaze. The female head displays visible headdress in a thick black glaze with breathtaking detail and elegant features also highlighted in black. There are six suspension piercing holes from shoulder to shoulder used to secure the Aegis to the initial mummy wrap. The pectoral section displays the heiroglyphic symbols forming the throne name of Queen Hatshepsut ( Maat-Ka-Re). Meaning: 'Truth is the soul of Re'. Fully intact in good condition. Additonal photos on request. Check out my other items ! History Information: Aegis The aegis also appears in Egyptian mythology and worship. The goddess Bast and Isis were sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other—the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lion's head. Further, such articles were relatively common in the temple cult of the later period, where they were inscribed with the portraits of symbolic gods (such as Isis). Hatshepsut Throne Name Symbols - Determinatives: Sun - Re N 5 The Ancient Egyptian Sun hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. N5 for the sun-disc; it is also one of the hieroglyphs that refers to the god Ra. Ma'at C 10 As a deity, Maat was personified as a goddess, most often in a seated posture with one raised knee, holding a scepter in one hand and an ankh in the other. An ostrich feather crowns her head. Sometimes she has wings on each arm. Later on she was paired with Thoth as her male counterpart, guiding the Boat of Re on either side. As a concept of truth and order, Maat is a special kind of divinity in the Egyptian pantheon, not worshipped in the same religious fashion as the deities of Egypt. Only one small temple at Karnak, now in ruins, exists dedicated solely to her. kA N 28 The "ka" is a very complex part of the symbolism in ancient Egyptian mythology and represents several things: the ka is a symbol of the reception of the life powers from each man from the gods, it is the source of these powers, and it is the spiritual double that resides with every man. Queen Hatshepsut Born in the 15th century BC, Hatshepsut, daughter of Tuthmose I and Aahmes, both of royal lineage, was the favorite of their three children. When her two brothers died, she was in the unique position to gain the throne upon the death of her father. To have a female pharaoh was unprecedented, and probably most definitely unheard of as well. When Tuthmose I passed away, his son by the commoner Moutnofrit, Tuthmose II, technically ascended the throne. For the few years of his reign, however, Hatshepsut seems to have held the reins. From markings on his mummy, archaeologists believe Tuthmose II had a skin disease, and he died...
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