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2 HEADS OF RE OR RE-HORAKHTY IN FAIENCE browse these categories for related items... All Items: Egyptian: Middle Kingdom: Pre AD 1000: item #954120 Please refer to our stock #GD-453 when inquiring.
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Here you find a beautiful and rare matched pair of heads of Re or Re-Horakhty. In dark green faience and in great condition. They date to approx the Middle Kingdom. This amulet would sometimes be worn in life as a sign of devotion to the god, and in death would offer the wearer the chance of eternal renewal each morning with the sun. Very rare examples and Measure 1" inch in height. Provenance: Collected by Gustave Jéquier (1868-1946). Authentication: Gayle Gibson, Egyptologist: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. |
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