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LOT 0464
Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-664 B.C.
2 in. (16.5 grams, 50.4 mm).
Sizeable wedjat-eye amulet with applied black detailing to the pupil and brow.
Provenance
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.46b, for a similarly black-highlighted wedjat-eye amulet.
Footnotes
The wedjat-eye amulet symbolises the healed eye of the god Horus, representing 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 later restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was believed to protect its wearer and confer qualities of recovery and regeneration. It was highly popular and was used by both the living and the dead.
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LOT 0464
Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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