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LOT 0480
Egyptian Green Glazed Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (73 grams, 12.5 cm).
With arms crossed at the chest holding pick, hoe and cord for seed bag, dorsal pillar, horizontal and vertical panels to the lower body with hieroglyphic text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, in the early 1980s.
Ex collection of a private collector.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.161-162, no. 78, for the shabti type.
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Egyptian Carnelian Eye of Horus Amulet
Circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
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The wedjat-eye amulet is a representation of 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. It was very popular and used by both the living and the dead.
