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For a similar wadjet eye in the British Museum see fig. 46d in Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OBJECTS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-664 B.C.
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TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OBJECTS
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXV, 1070-664 B.C.
Including a multiple wadjet-eye of turquoise blue, green and black glaze, the back an identical but flat version of the convex depictions on the front, consisting of a composition of four sacred eyes, two above and two below, arranged back to back, serving to frame a central horizontal band which is pierced for suspension and depicts two papyrus umbels flanking a central rosette; and a faience menat, the deep green counter weight with a suspension loop at the top, inscribed with a single column of hieroglyphic text on one side, "The good god, lord of the two lands, lord of action, [beloved] of Bastet, mistress of Bubastis"
2½ in. (6.3 cm) wide for the first (2)
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXV, 1070-664 B.C.
Including a multiple wadjet-eye of turquoise blue, green and black glaze, the back an identical but flat version of the convex depictions on the front, consisting of a composition of four sacred eyes, two above and two below, arranged back to back, serving to frame a central horizontal band which is pierced for suspension and depicts two papyrus umbels flanking a central rosette; and a faience menat, the deep green counter weight with a suspension loop at the top, inscribed with a single column of hieroglyphic text on one side, "The good god, lord of the two lands, lord of action, [beloved] of Bastet, mistress of Bubastis"
2½ in. (6.3 cm) wide for the first (2)