Seated sphinxes flanking winged sun disk above head of Egyptian goddess Hathor

between 1500 B.C. and 1400 B.C.
hematite
19 x 10 mm
Morgan Seal 985
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"In 985 and 986 the principal elements are motifs employing animals and monsters that usually appear in subsidiary motifs. The sphinxes of 985, and the antelopes, lion, and birds of 986 represent the types of creatures most frequently so used. The beautiful execution of 985 indicates that it is a fifteenth-century product, while the summary treatment of 986 suggests a later dating."--Porada, CANES, p. 133

Summary: 

Two facing seated sphinxes, one at either side of winged sun disk above head of Egyptian goddess Hathor -- Above wing of each sphinx, star -- Terminal: hare above antelope head.

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