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LOT 0508
Egyptian Terracotta Eye of Horus Mould
NEW KINGDOM, 1390-1069 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (12.9 grams, 34 mm).
A terracotta amulet mould with incuse sacred wedjat motif, with ducts either side for excess material and possibly to indicate the position of suspension holes added after moulding. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Footnotes
A comparable example from Thebes and dated to the 18th Dynasty is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 12.180.377).
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