A Large Egyptian Steatite Plaque Of The Goddess Ma’at

Item Description

C. 1070 – 664  BC – Third Intermediate Period

A nice steatite plaque with raised linear decoration to one side and hieroglyphs to the other, depicting the seated female deity Ma’at, goddess of truth and order. She wears a feathered headdress and holds an ostrich feather on her knee with a large ostrich feather of Ma’at in front and the ‘men’ sign.

Of a large size with excellent hieroglyphs.

Provenance: Ex Helios Gallery. Ex J. L. Collection.

Size: 19mm length

SKU: DEN-Q315

£475.00

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