Auction 001 Part 1
Ancient Art, Antiquities
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 5, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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Egyptian (Lots 1-30)
- Greek (Lots 31-99)
- Roman (Lots 100-202)
- Byzantine (Lots 203-224)
- Western Asiatic (Lots 225-280)
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- Western Asiatic (Lots 281-295)
- Arms & Armour (Lots 296-314)
- Stone, Bronze and Iron Age (Lots 315-370)
- Viking, Saxon and Germanic (Lots 371-402)
- Medieval (Lots 403-433)
- Post Medieval (Lots 434-438)
- Natural History (Lots 439-450)
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LOT 8:
Egyptian Faience Sistrum Fragment with Hathor Head
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Sold for: £900
Start price:
£
900
Estimated price :
£1,000 - £1,400
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Egyptian Faience Sistrum Fragment with Hathor Head
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Pale blue-green bifacial bust of Hathor with D-shaped face, characteristic banded hair with curled ends, cow's ears, broad collar of radiating segments; circular attachment point beneath for handle. Cf. Schoske, S., Sch?nheit - Abglanz der G?ttlichkeit. Kosmetik im Alten ?gypten, Munich, 1990, p.142, no.127, for a similar Hathor head element on a near complete sistrum. 44.4 grams, 50 mm (2 in.).
Acquired in the 1970s.European private collection.
This fragment is the central element of a highly decorative sistrum. The sistrum was a rattle-like instrument played exclusively by women in religious ceremonies. The sound produced by the sistrum was believed to drive away evil and soothe a god's anger. Hathor is the daughter of the sun god Re, and in her role as a mother goddess is often depicted as a cow or with bovine characteristics as here. Hathor is also associated with love, music and dancing, and the sistrum is one of her sacred symbols. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)
