[#3] Egyptian amulet: faience eye of Horus (wedjat)

Egyptian amulet: faience eye of Horus (wedjat)

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 663 - 404 BC

Material: faience

Size: 0.7 x 1.0 cms

Collection: Italian private collection (acquired from a British art gallery in 2017)


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Egyptian bichrome faience Wedjat amulet (the eye of Horus) belonging to the Late Period. The longitudinal hole suggests it was used as a wearable accessory, maybe in a necklace or in a bracelet.

Wedjat amulets were very common amulets in the ancient Egypt. They are often made in faience, often bichrome (black and blue/green) and could symbolize the Sun (Ra) or the Moon (Osiris).


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Faience ushabtis similar to the [#2] one

Here is a selection of ushabtis that are similar to the faience one in the Virtual Museum [#2]. They probably come from its same grave and same mold.

Due esempi di ushabti recanti lo stesso matronimico:

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/116883
"Ta-sheret-en-ta-Ihet" - Brooklyn Museum, New York (USA) - XXVI dinastia

http://webmuseo.com/ws/musees-bourges/app/collection/record/742
"Ta-Sheret-Ihet" - Musèe du Berry, Bourges (France) - Periodo Tardo

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Anubis Ancient Art - 2016

Anubis Ancient Art - 2016

Anubis Ancient Art - 2014

Anubis Ancient Art - 2016

Timeline Auctions - 2017

Anubis Ancient Art - 2017

Timeline Auctions - 2017

Timeline Auctions - 2017

[#2] Egyptian faience ushabti

Egyptian faience ushabti

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 554 - 332 BC (27th - 30th dynasty)

Material: faience

Size: 10.2 x 2.6 cms

Collection: Italian private collection (acquired from a Dutch art gallery in 2017 - before part of a Germn collection formed in the 1970s)


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Here is a collection of similar ushabtis from the same mold.


Inscribed Egyptian faience ushabti belonging to the Late Period (27th - 30th dynasty). The figure follows the funerary tradition: it is mummiform with crossed arms and Osirian beard. It wears a typical headress and brings two agricultural tools in his hands. The frontal vertical panel is inscribed with hieroglyphs.

In ancient Egypt, Ushabti (or Shabits) were funerary figures placed in tombs among the grave goods. They were intended to act as servants of the deceased (above all in agricultual works). Their use started during the Middle Kingdom and developed through the following centuries. The most common materials were faience, wood and pottery. The inscriptions were taken from the 6th chapter of the "Book of the Dead" or from other funerary traditions.

Here is a hypotesis on the ushabti text.


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