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(1 Bid, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £550
EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI WEDJAT EYE
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD-LATE PERIOD, 1069-332 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (18.8 grams, 46 mm).

Sizeable and finely detailed Eye of Horus, wedjat, with both falcon and human elements, traces of gilding in places, and two suspension loops on the top.

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

FOOTNOTES:
This finely carved 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.

CONDITION