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| Item Number: |
6JKRQ |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
Late Period |
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| Date: |
c. 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-332 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Terra Cotta |
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| Length: |
1 3/8" (3.4cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Available |
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| Status: |
Sold |
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| Description: |
Open mold for the manufacturing of faience amulets and jewelry, made of fired iron-rich Nile clay. This shallow negative impression mold yields a Wedjat Eye, also known as the Eye of Horus, flanked by a cobra wearing the sun-disk.
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| Provenance: |
Swedish Private Collection. Purchased in the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm.
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| Condition: |
Intact
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| References: |
Petrie, Flinders W.M; Tell El Amarna, p. 28-30.
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| Keywords: |
Molds: Damp faience paste would have been pressed into a moistened mold and immediately removed to create amulets and jewelry.
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