Lot 804
Egyptian light green glaze amulet of a Female Dancer. Circa 18th Dynasty to Late Dynastic Period. Fine pale green faience amulet of a female dancer bending backwards with hair falling; suspension hole in center. Very Rare. Well intact. Height: 2¼".
Babacar Khane and his wife, the egyptologist Genevieve Lebaud-Khane, graduate of the University of Montpellier, found in several Egyptian temples, graves and museums many representations of classical lhatha-yoga postures, very well-known and practised in India, for example: several women practising Urdhva-Ddhanurasana and Chakrasana (Red Chapel build by Hatshepsut in Karnak temple complex; reliefs depicting the Opet Festival, Luxor Temple, reigns of Kings Tutankhamun and Ay, New-Kingdom).
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
Acquired from Emile Saad of Alexandria in the 1970s.
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