SOAPSTONE DYAD Egyptian art, New Kingdom or later Small amulet depicting a pair of male and female deities (possibly the Heliopolitan dyad), standing in the attitude of walking, wearing a tripartite wig topped with a crown. The goddess is wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and the god a loincloth. On the reverse, "N°9626" painted in white. Height: 5 cm. Provenance: Former collection of an ambassador Acquired from the latter, private collection in the South of France An Egyptian steatite dyad, New Kingdom or later