393, Lot: 743. Estimate $200.
Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Blue and black faience Eye of Horus amulet. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1070-664 BC. Wedjet (Eye of Horus) amulet with fine details, laterally pierced for suspension.
Dimensions: 33x21mm. Intact. Petrie,
Amulets pl. XXV, 138y.
From the Carl Devries Collection, with collector tag labeled “3/19/70 blue ... S. M. 400”.
“S. M.” stands for Sayed Molattam, a well-known 20th century antiquities dealer based in Luxor. Devires purchased many of his pieces from Molattam.
