IMPORTANT AEGIS OF ISIS-HATHOR Egypt, Late Period,... Lot 38

IMPORTANT AEGIS OF ISIS-HATHOR Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Bronze with green and red patina H. 29 cm Provenance Former collection of Jacques Jean Clère (1906-1989), France Ex-Pierre-Bergé sale of 2013 Composed of a damascened semicircular gorgerin, the motif forming a large necklace composed of 10 rows of pearls and a winged scarab, finished, on one side, by a hierocephalic attachment. The goddess (Isis or Hathor), whose head is finely modeled, wears a tripartite wig with stripes that leave her ears uncovered and a modius composed of thirteen uraei, itself surmounted by the Hathoric crown. The eyes and eyebrows were inlaid. At the back, two rings of fixation. Equipped with suspension rings through which chains passed, the aegis adorned the bow and stern of the divine boats used during religious festivals to move the god. They were used to ward off evil powers and to appease the deity, who granted protection in exchange. Bibliography G. Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Berlin, 1956, pl. 64-65. A Late Period bronze aegis of Isis-Hathor. Composed of a semi-circular gorget, the motif forming a large necklace made up of 10 rows of pearls and a winged scarab, terminated on one side by a falcon-headed plaque. The goddess, (Isis or Hathor) whose head is finely modeled, wears a striated tripartite wig leaving the ears open and a modius composed of thirteen uraei, surmounted by the hathoric crown. Eyes and eyebrows were inlaid. At the rear, two suspension holes. Equipped with suspension rings through which chains passed, the aegis adorned the prows and sterns of divine boats used during religious festivals to move the god. They removed the harmful powers and served to appease the divinity, which granted, in exchange, its protection. Bibliography: g Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Berlin, 1956, pl. 64-65. Ca. 664-332 B.