Janus-faced Faience Head of the Goddess Hathor from a Sistrum

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late period, 664-332 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 6.8 cm high; 14.4 cm high (including base)

Price: 8 000 Euro

Ref: 1549

Provenance: German private collection prior to 1983. Thence Galerie Puhze prior to 2007. Published in the catalogue 21 of Galerie Puhze, Freiburg, 2007, No. 205. On 27 January 2014 acquired by the German collection Erika Krautkrämer (1932-2022). Thence in a family estate. With the original certificate of Galerie Puhze.

Condition: Small restorations to the tips of the nose, otherwise very well preserved.

Description: White faience Janus-shaped head of the goddess Hathor worked out in high-quality. The fragment once formed the shaft of a sistrum, an ancient Egyptian music instrument, which belongs to the framed rattles. The goddess has very fine features with almond-shaped eyes, long eyeliner and thin brows. The nose is straight, the mouth formed to a gentle smile. Hathor has the typical cow ears protruding from the large wig. The semi-circular end of the bust is formed by a five-row, very detailed flower neck collar. Published in: Galerie Puhze Katalog 21, 2007, Nr. 205. See for the type: Emilia da Paz “Ancient Egypt. Masterpieces from Collectors and Collections”, Brussels 2012, p. 128-129. Mounted on a high-quality metal base.