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Egyptian Glazed Faience Wadjet Amulet
Egyptian Glazed Faience Wadjet Amulet
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Description
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 glazed with blue-green pigment and protrude from a white, unglazed ground, and a suspension hole is perforated laterally through the pendant. Size: 1.2" W x 0.75" H (3 cm x 1.9 cm); 1.8" H (4.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Dr. Sid Port collection, California, USA, acquired in 1980

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#157241
Condition
Minor nicks to peripheries and verso and light fading to glaze pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of glaze pigment throughout.
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Egyptian Glazed Faience Wadjet Amulet

Estimate $300 - $450
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Starting Price $150
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