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LOT 0017
Egyptian Bright Blue Faience Wedjat Eye Ring
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1060 B.C.
1 in. (1.50 grams, 23.93 mm overall, 19.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The openwork bezel with simple detailing, supported by a hoop with convex outer and carinated inner faces.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1992.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11839-206505.
Cf. Friedman, F.D., Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience, London, 1998, p.123, no.106, for a similar openwork ring.
FootnotesRepresenting the eye of the god Horus, the Wedjat eye combined the human and falcon eye. The eye symbolises the powers of healing and rebirth, which worn about one's person offered protection to the wearer and the power of regeneration.
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