The top of a lotiform sceptre representing the goddess Isis- - Lot 56

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The top of a lotiform sceptre representing the goddess Isis- - Lot 56
The top of a lotiform sceptre representing the goddess Isis-Serket in the form of a scorpion with a human bust. She wears a tripartite wig that must have been topped by the hathoric headdress (now lost). Two sides of the base are inscribed in hieroglyphs (partly illegible). Bronze with black patina. Tail glued back with missing, large lower part of the sceptre handle reconstituted. Egypt, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 1069-332 BC H. 21 cm DL An ancient label indicating "Selkit: in the Louvre Museum". A close copy in the Louvre Museum, inv. no. 5017 Provenance : Marguerite HACHE collection (1863- ca. 1942), then by inheritance. Marguerite Hache, traveller and passionate about the Arts, was the last daughter of Pierre Hache (1821-1917), a famous porcelain manufacturer in Vierzon and General Councillor of the Cher department.
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