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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 Royal Faience Pectoral Ornament TYPE : Egyptian Artifact CULTURE : Egyptian DATE : 1550 - 1070 BC MATERIAL : Egyptian glazed faience HEIGHT : 45mm x 46mm x 5mm CONDITION: Fully intact. Superb condition. Small chip to top upper surface corner. BE INSTANTLY REFUNDED Description: On display is a stunning Egyptian faience pectoral ornament . Depicting a Pharoah seated on his royal throne infront of the Goddess Ma'at with the span of her wings spread open in front of him. The Pharoah is holding a sceptre to his chest with his right hand and the symbolic Ankh in his left hand in offering to the goddess Ma'at. The goddess is shown wearing her familiar headdress with a single ostrich feather. The illustration is flanked by two pillars in the form of lotus flowers to resemble the kings shrine. Composed of a subtle green glazed faience composition with large dimensions and solid composition. The piece is breathtaking in detail and most certainly one of kind. A life time gaurantee of authenticity is applied to all our pieces for peace of mind. Additonal photos on request. Check out my other items ! History Information: Maat as a goddess Goddess Maat in hieroglyphsor or or or or or or Maat was the goddess of harmony, order, and truth represented as a young woman, sitting or standing, holding a scepter in one hand and an ankh in the other. Sometimes she is depicted with wings on each arm or as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head. Depictions of Maat as a goddess are recorded from as early as the middle of the Old Kingdom (c. 2680 to 2190 BCE). The sun-god Ra came from the primaeval mound of creation only after he set his daughter Maat in place of Isfet ( chaos ). Kings inherited the duty to ensure Maat remained in place and they with Ra are said to "live on Maat", with Akhenaten (r. 1372-1355 BCE) in particular emphasising the concept. Some of them incorporated Maat into their names, being referred to as Lords of Maat , or Meri-Maat ( Beloved of Maat ). When beliefs about Thoth arose in the Egyptian pantheon and started to consume the earlier beliefs at Hermopolis about the Ogdoad , it was said that she was the mother of the Ogdoad and Thoth the father. In the Duat , the Egyptian underworld , the hearts of the dead were said to be weighed against her single Shu feather , symbolically representing the concept of Maat, in the Hall of Two Truths . A heart which was unworthy was devoured by the goddess Ammit and its owner condemned to remain in the Duat. The heart was considered the location of the soul by ancient Egyptians. Those people with good and pure hearts were sent on to Aaru . Osiris came to be seen as the guardian of the gates of Aaru after he became part of the Egyptian pantheon and displaced Anubis in the Ogdoad tradition. The weighing of the heart, pictured on papyrus in the Book of the Dead typically, or in tomb scenes, shows Anubis overseeing the weighing and the lioness Ammit seated awaiting the results so she could consume those who failed. The image would be the vertical heart on one flat surface of the balance scale and the vertical Shu-feather standing on the other balance scale surface. Other traditions hold that Anubis brought the soul before the posthumous Osiris who performed the weighing. Auction Policies:• P&P will be only $10 WORLDWIDE for most item, delivery is recorded for ... 
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