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LOT 0424
Egyptian Diorite Wedjat Eye Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (7.55 grams, 30 mm).
With transverse piercing for suspension. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the old Belfort collection, expert Jean Roudillon.
Ex Hotel des Ventes de Belfort.
Property of a French collector.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.46(g); Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.161, no. 305, for a similar example.
Footnotes
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. As such, it was used by both the living and the dead.
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