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LOT 0422
Egyptian Eye of Horus Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.71 grams, 21 mm).
Blue glazed wedjat eye with incised details to one face, pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceEx AB collection, Surrey, 1940s, thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0422
Egyptian Eye of Horus Amulet
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Alabaster Cosmetic Jar
New Kingdom, 13th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Squat, globular vessel with a flat bottom and thick, carinated rim. 129 grams, 56 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Egyptian Green-Blue Glass Inlay of the Horus Falcon
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in silhouette with painted detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 24.15 grams total, 73 mm including stand
with Eternal Egypt, London, UK. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on the 21 May 1992. Accompanied by a copy of the Eternal Egypt invoice. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
