Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus / Wadjet Bead
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**Originally Listed At $350**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a wadjet (or wedjat, "Eye of Horus"), an ancient ocular symbol of protection. The eye components are finely incised on both sides of the bead which is embellished with a beautiful blue-green glaze. A suspension hole is perforated laterally through the bead for suspension. A lovely example. Size: .5" W x .375" H (1.3 cm x 1 cm)
Symbolic of health, healing, and protection, the wadjet is one of the oldest symbols in Egyptian writing. In ancient Egyptian mythos, the falcon god Horus controlled the skies, the sun, and the moon. The sun (represented as the right eye of Horus) rose each day and gave life-giving energy to the crops and gods alike; when the sun set, the moon (represented as the left eye of Horus) rose over the land and provided a guiding path to the afterlife for the recently-deceased.
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#158972
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a wadjet (or wedjat, "Eye of Horus"), an ancient ocular symbol of protection. The eye components are finely incised on both sides of the bead which is embellished with a beautiful blue-green glaze. A suspension hole is perforated laterally through the bead for suspension. A lovely example. Size: .5" W x .375" H (1.3 cm x 1 cm)
Symbolic of health, healing, and protection, the wadjet is one of the oldest symbols in Egyptian writing. In ancient Egyptian mythos, the falcon god Horus controlled the skies, the sun, and the moon. The sun (represented as the right eye of Horus) rose each day and gave life-giving energy to the crops and gods alike; when the sun set, the moon (represented as the left eye of Horus) rose over the land and provided a guiding path to the afterlife for the recently-deceased.
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#158972
Condition
Minute nicks to peripheries as shown. Normal scuffs and abraded areas to surface commensurate with age. Scattered deposits. Laterally perforated through the bead, so ready to be strung.
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Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus / Wadjet Bead
Estimate $700 - $1,000
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