E65

Egyptian black stone Eye of Horus

£90

A carved black hard-stone amulet in the form of an Eye of Horus.

The amulet was either abandoned before it was finished or left in a relatively rough state as the upper edge is rather crude.

Egypt, Late Dynastic or Ptolemaic, 1st Millennium BC

Intact except for a miniscule chip.

Size: 1.6 x 1.4 cms

Ex. Mustaki collection, Cairo, c. 1940/50's. Exported under licence from the Egyptian State.


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