Bidspirit auction | SET OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE EYE
SET OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE EYE OF HORUS AMULETS - Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BCA group of 3 mould-formed faience eye amulets covered in lustrous layers of glaze. First is a detailed Wadjet eye amulet in green faience for protection. The second is a Wadjet amulet in pale green faience with details of the pupil and eyebrows The third is a Wadjet amulet made in pale green faience with detail in black hue. For similar see: Amulets, of Ancient Egypt, Carol Andrews, Published by British Museum Press.Size: 15-19.5mm x 25-27.5mm; Weight: 10.8gProvenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK /European art markets.