Bidspirit auction | Egyptian Gold Cartonnage Inlays

Egyptian Gold Cartonnage Inlays - Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-31 B.C. Comprising: a winged scarab with detailed carapace and wings; and the mummiform figures of the four Sons of Horus, Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef; mounted on custom-made display stands. 635 grams total, 16.5-20 cm wide including stand (6 1/2 - 7 7/8 in.). From a 1920s French collection.Ex German gallery, 1970-1980s.Spanish collection, 1980s-1990s.London, UK, collection, 2000s.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12126-214208. The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. [2]