About the lot N° 27
Title : Depicting Sekhmet
Size : 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm.) highProvenance : with A la Reine Margot, Paris, 1981.Literature : G.D. Scott, III, Exhibition catalogue, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection, San Bernardino, 1992, no. 14, pp. 28-29.Notes : Large-scale sculpture in faience was far more difficult to craft as compared to the more common amulets and beads. Problems can occur at a number of points during the firing process: If the required high temperature is reached too soon, the object can distort or crack, if the kiln temperature is not uniform, warping can occur, and if the kiln temperature is left too high for too long a time, slumping can occur. This last problem is what seems to have affected the present example, as evinced by the curvature of the upper body and plinth, and the runny, fused black ornament on the throne. For another misfired faience object, see the Late Period sistrum, no. 189 in Friedman, ed., Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience.Christie's, auctioneer, New York, US
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Sale title : Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust Collection
Sale date : 09 Dec 2005
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