A GROUP OF THREE FAIENCE AND STONE AMULWITH A BLUE-GLAZED FAIENCE ‘UREAUS HEAD’ SEAL AND A GREEN STONE ‘HEART’ AND ‘WEDJAT EYE’ MINIATURE AMULETS, NEW KINGDOM TO THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

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A GROUP OF THREE FAIENCE AND STONE AMULWITH A BLUE-GLAZED FAIENCE ‘UREAUS HEAD’ SEAL AND A GREEN STONE ‘HEART’ AND ‘WEDJAT EYE’ MINIATURE AMULETS, NEW KINGDOM TO THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve Egypt, c. 1550-664 BC. Comprising a seal in the form of a uraeus head, the seal face bearing a fish, longitudinally pierced for reuse as a bead, and entirely covered in a luminous peacock-blue glaze; a dark-blue faience miniature amulet of circular form with serrated rim, executed in openwork to depict a wedjat eye; and a heart amulet carved from a dark green stone, with a pointed flange on either side and a suspension loop at the top. (3) Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Length 0.7 - 2.1 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related stone heart amulet, dated New Kingdom to Late Period, 1539-332 BC, 2.4 cm long, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, inventory number 41.432. Compare a related faience architectural inlay, dated Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 4.3 cm long, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 11.215.491.

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