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LOT 0473

Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Horus Amulet

LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1300-700 B.C.

2 1/8 in. (12.5 grams, 54 mm).

Modelled in the round as a perching falcon on a rectangular base and wearing the double-crown; loop to rear of head. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old Suffolk, UK, collection.
Acquired in the UK before 1980.
From the personal collection of Derek Rogers, Suffolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p.231, no.3.45, for a similar example.

Footnotes

The falcon amulet was a symbol of Horus, the god of the sky, war, and protection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0473

Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Horus Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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