AN EGYPTIAN "EGYPTIAN BLUE" NAOS AMULET Third Intermedi Lot 61256

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LOT 61256 Seller's Estimate: USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 AN EGYPTIAN "EGYPTIAN BLUE" NAOS AMULET Third Intermedi Lot 61256 AN EGYPTIAN "EGYPTIAN BLUE" NAOS AMULET Third Intermediate Period, 1070-712 B.C. 1-1/4 inches high (3.2 cm) The shrine containing a free-standing ram-headed aegis, the front adorned with a winged solar disk, the left with a seated human-headed deity wearing the Red Crown and supporting an ostrich feather, the right with a seated falcon-headed deity surmounted by a crescent moon and solar disk, also supporting an ostrich feather, the back with a spread-winged falcon wearing a solar disk, with smaller ostrich feathers above each wing. PROVENANCE: Galerie Nefer, Zurich, 1994; Alan M. May Collection, Dallas; Christie's, New York, June 8, 2004, lot 108 (part). EXHIBITED: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, and elsewhere, "Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience," May 10, 1998-25 April 25, 1999. LITERATURE: F.D. Friedman, ed., Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, no. 131, pp. 143 and 231. Payment: The buyer is responsible for paying the seller directly after winning the item. Details on accepted payment methods and where to send payment are provided in an invoice from the seller. Additional payment details from the seller: All sales are strictly for cash in United read more