Horus

Courtesy Hindman. CHICAGO, IL.- Step into a cabinet of curiosities this November 10th with Hindman’s Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities auction. Highlighting the auction is a rare and completely preserved iridescent ammonite fossil from 75 million years ago. Fast forwarding in history to another monumental moment, the auction concludes with the manual used by NASA to put a man on the moon in 1966. Presented alongside these items are works from ancient civilizations that reveal a better... [Lire la suite]

A Mounted man hunting birds with a falcon; Mughal dynasty, early 18th century; Color and gold on paper; Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1907.212, National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C. Swift, fierce, and loyal, falcons have been celebrated for millennia. In ancient Egypt, they were closely associated with Horus, the god of the heavens. By the early eighth century in Syria, falcons were being trained to become skillful hunters at the royal courts. The art of falconry soon spread across the rest of the Islamic world, to... [Lire la suite]

LEIDEN.- The mystical world of the ancient Egyptian gods comes to life in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden, the Netherlands. The large exhibition ‘Gods of Egypt’ is entirely devoted to the ancient Egyptian pantheon and brings together more than 500 imposing sculptures of gods and goddesses, magical papyri, gold jewels and richly painted mummy cases, from museums in the Netherlands and abroad, including the British Museum, the Louvre, the Museo Egizio of Turin, and the... [Lire la suite]

Group of Neith and her son Horus, Egypt, Late Period, circa 664-332 BC. Bronze with gold ??. Height 19 cm. Galerie CYBELE (Stand 435). © TEFAF 2018 The rectangular base says inscribed 'May Neith grant life, all prosperity, a long lifetime, a good old age for the revered one Tay-Neith daughter of Psamtek.' For a similar group of Neith and two child deities dedicated to Ouahibreseneb see the Louvre, cf. inv. no. E 7996, now exhibited. Provenance: Private collection Mrs. H. S. collection, Switzerland, acquired... [Lire la suite]

Statue de la déesse Isis allaitant son fils Horus ou "Isis lactans". Égypte – Basse Epoque, circa 600 BC © BRAFA 2010 Bronze avec patine verte. H 14,9 cm -  - Prix sur demande Assise sur un trône, elle porte une robe moulante qui tombe jusqu’aux chevilles. Elle soutient avec son bras gauche fléchi vers l’avant, l’enfant nu qui repose sur ses genoux et saisit de la droite son sein gauche. Son visage est entouré d’une perruque tripartite sur laquelle est posée sa couronne composée de cornes de vaches et du... [Lire la suite]

Exceptionnelle statuette votive du dieu Somtous. Égypte, Hérakléopolis, Basse Époque. photo Pierre Bergé & associés trônant dédiée par Tcha-Hapi-nefer, fils de Nakht-heneb. Bronze et incrustations d'argent (yeux).. H_30,3 cm H_30,3 cm - Estimation : 120 000 - 150 000 € L'enfant-dieu est représenté nu, assis sur un trône, le bras gauche le long du corps et portant la main droite à la bouche. Il est coiffé du némès flanqué de la mèche de l'enfance fondue séparément, sommé de la couronne hemhem. Celle-ci est formée de trois... [Lire la suite]

A large Egyptian bronze figure of Isis and Horus. Third Intermediate - Late Period, circa 747-525 B.C. The goddess shown seated suckling the infant Horus, wearing the lunar disc with horns, the tripartite wig with finely incised details, the close fitting dress ornamented with a broad collar, the naked child-deity represented with characteristic plaited side lock of youth and broad incised collar, seated on his mother's lap, her long slender feet resting on a rectangular plinth with hieroglyphic inscription naming... [Lire la suite]

Statuette votive d'Isis représentant la déesse assise allaitant Horus. Art Egyptien, Basse Epoque Elle est parée de la perruque tripartite surmontée du disque solaire flanqué des deux cornes isiaques.Les détails sont finement gravés. Bronze. Oxydation verte et dépôt calcaire. Haut. 18,5 cm - Estimation : € 6,000-7,000 TAJAN. ARCHÉOLOGIE, 29 oct. 2008 14:00, Drouot - salle 7  - www.tajan.com