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LOT 0049

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

VERY LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE QUADRUPLE EYE OF HORUS AMULET
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (32.3 grams, 64 mm).

Olive-green glazed composition plaque with transverse piercing comprising four addorsed wedjat motifs with black detailing.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of Julian Bird, London, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.

Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 46(d).

CONDITION
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