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Late Dynastic Period, circa 600 BC
Height: 3.7 cm; width: 4.2 cm
Provenance: Acquired in Egypt by Goddard Du Bois and Josephine Cook Du Bois, New York, between 1901-1907. An adventurous couple, the Du Bois toured Egypt frequently between 1901-1907. They amassed a large collection, one of the first to be exhibited at major museums in America, including the Metropolitan and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Fine and rare example of a bi-chrome openwork wedjat eye, with feather of Ma'at and the whole enclosed within a fixed border. The eyebrow and pupil with black glaze and the rest a strong blue glaze.
The Eye of Horus, is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection.
Literature: For a similar openwork example, without the feather of Ma'at, please see Florence Dunn Friedman, ed. "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience." The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1998, p. 243, figs. 155
Late Dynastic Period, circa 600 BC
Height: 3.7 cm; width: 4.2 cm
Provenance: Acquired in Egypt by Goddard Du Bois and Josephine Cook Du Bois, New York, between 1901-1907. An adventurous couple, the Du Bois toured Egypt frequently between 1901-1907. They amassed a large collection, one of the first to be exhibited at major museums in America, including the Metropolitan and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Fine and rare example of a bi-chrome openwork wedjat eye, with feather of Ma'at and the whole enclosed within a fixed border. The eyebrow and pupil with black glaze and the rest a strong blue glaze.
The Eye of Horus, is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection.
Literature: For a similar openwork example, without the feather of Ma'at, please see Florence Dunn Friedman, ed. "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience." The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1998, p. 243, figs. 155