AN EGYPTIAN GOLD UDJET EYE AMULETIC PENDANT

A finely rendered amulet of the Eye of Horus finished on both sides, pierced horizontally.

Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, ca. 664–525 BC

Intact, 13 x 13 mm (1/2 x 1⁄2")

Ex: Swiss private collection, Bouvier family, documented in 1959.

(#eg5664am)

Exhibited: 

BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020) 

Published: 

Antiquarium, Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XVIII (London, 2019) p.10

Comparanda:

Brooklyn Museum  acc. no. 08.480.217 (a slightly later example)

World Museum, Liverpool, UK  inv. no. M11531