Descripción : An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition amulet of Nefertum
Late Dynastic Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The god of the Lotus, standing on a recumbent lion, his back right foot treading in its haunches, his front left on its head, wearing a short kilt, arms by his sides, with a striated wig and false beard, an integral back pillar and base, 3in (7.7cm) high, headdress missing, mounted
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 78 Título : An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition amulet of Nefertum Notas : Literature:Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, (British Museum Press, London 1994), p.18-19, where it is mentioned under the heading Nefertum that 'an unusual Late Dynastic type in well modelled glazed composition depicts the god standing on the back of a couchant or walking lion, his animal manifestation.', for an amulet in a similar pose, with a king standing on two negroid heads, see fig. 14b, p.19. Bonhams 3, subastador, 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Título de venta : Antiquities Fecha de la venta : 01/05/2008🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale