3 Egyptian Stone & Faience Wadjet Amulets
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely gathering of 3 powerful protective amulets known as wadjet (also wedjat, "Eye of Horus"). First is a faience wadjet covered with spring green glaze. Second is a black and white speckled granite wadjet with a convex form. The largest wadjet is carved from opaque, dark red jasper and has an unperforated suspension tube on top. Size of largest (jasper): 1.2" L x 0.875" H (3 cm x 2.2 cm)
Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165396
Condition Report: Fading to glaze pigment on faience piece, otherwise all items are intact and very good. Great preservation to overall forms.
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely gathering of 3 powerful protective amulets known as wadjet (also wedjat, "Eye of Horus"). First is a faience wadjet covered with spring green glaze. Second is a black and white speckled granite wadjet with a convex form. The largest wadjet is carved from opaque, dark red jasper and has an unperforated suspension tube on top. Size of largest (jasper): 1.2" L x 0.875" H (3 cm x 2.2 cm)
Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165396
Condition Report: Fading to glaze pigment on faience piece, otherwise all items are intact and very good. Great preservation to overall forms.