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LOT 0495
Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus
LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1570-1075 B.C.
3/4 in. (0.78 grams, 21 mm).
Openwork faience wedjat pendant with suspension loop above and slender frame.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.46 (j).
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LOT 0495
Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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