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LOT 0436
Egyptian Diorite Eye of Horus Amulet
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 in. (7.08 grams, 26 mm).
Carved wedjat amulet with angled suspension hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M.S. Ciappara collection, Norfolk, UK, 1939-1950.
LiteratureCf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.161, no. 305, for similar.
FootnotesThe wedjat-eye amulet represents the healed eye of the god Horus, featuring both human and falcon elements. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was thought to protect its wearer and bestow the power of recovery and regeneration onto them. It was very popular and used by both the living and the dead.
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Egyptian Faience Cylinder Seal with Geometric Decoration
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With horizontal ribbing and reserved geometric design; old stock label '8752'. 5.78 grams, 31 mm
Private collection, Oxford, UK. Acquired from Helios Gallery, December 2009. Private collection, London, UK, -
Egyptian Diorite Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Carved wedjat amulet with angled suspension hole. 7.08 grams, 26 mm
Ex M.S. Ciappara collection, Norfolk, UK, 1939-1950.
The wedjat-eye amulet represents the healed eye of the god Horus, featuring both human and falcon elements. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was thought to protect its wearer and bestow the power of recovery and regeneration onto them. It was very popular and used by both the living and the dead. -
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Amulet of Bes
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Faience amulet of the god Bes with his body of a dwarf, leonine head, and feather headdress; with a bright blue satin glaze and raised accents in yellow, modelled similarly on both sides; pierced through the neck for suspension 8.2 grams, 46 mm
From the P.C. collection, 1990s. Ex London gallery. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to protect from snakes.
