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LOT 0715
Egyptian Feldspar Eye of Horus Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.78 grams, 17 mm).
Carved from light-green feldspar, with a ribbed suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.164, no. 316, for a similar plain green stone example.
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LOT 0715
Egyptian Feldspar Eye of Horus Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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