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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.

Provenance

Ex 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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