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Faience Sow Amulet (Goddess Nut)

Circa 6th-4th Century BC

Description: Turquoise-colored faience amulet in the form of a sow, the symbol of the sky goddess Nut. The creature has a cute well-delineated head with short perked ears, eyes and long snout. The body is subtly textured with swollen nipples indicated and short stubby tail. The sow stands on an integral base with suspension loop on top of its back. Glaze is bright and nicely preserved. Important provenance.

Height: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Length: 1.4 in. (3.4 cm)

Condition: Intact.

Provenance: Formerly in the Leo Mildenberg Collection of Animals in Ancient Art.

Reference: See Amulets of Ancient Egypt by Carol Andrews (London 1994), p. 35 for similar amulets of Nut.

Background: The sow goddess, Nut, represented the sky. Her four legs were the four pillars that held up the sky. Just as a sow will eat her own young, so Nut would gobble up the stars each dawn.

Price: $ 1,200

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