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LOT 0664
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Wedjat Eye Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (9.8 grams, 36 mm).
A double-sided wedjat-eye amulet depicting a human eye shape paired with an eyebrow and specific falcon markings: a tear-like drop extending down from the front of the lower lid and a stylised spiral curl trailing from the base; longitudinally pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceEx Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt.
Inherited by his son Christopher Burckhardt in 1966, Switzerland.
Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
The wedjat represents the left eye of Horus that was healed by Thoth. It symbolises the moon, while the right eye of the falcon-headed sky god symbolises the sun. Amulets in the shape of the wedjat were said to have magical powers and the ability to protect and heal.
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LOT 0664
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Wedjat Eye Amulet
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £150
Sub-rectangular in plan with irregular and fragmented edge; prepared plaster surface featuring a line-bordered column with four cursive hieroglyphs naming Behedet (bḥdt); a section of finely painted outstretched wing with feather detailing to lower edge in red and blue; below, a wedjat eye in black with red medial band; fabric back to reverse. 48 grams, 17 cm
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Tablion with Animals
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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