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MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1963-1650 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN AND LIMESTONE EYE INLAY
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1963-1650 B.C.
The polished obsidian disk fitted into the polished limestone sclera, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long; and two Egyptian turquoise blue wedjat-eyes, the details in dark blue/black glaze, Third Intermediate Period, circa 975-715 B.C., 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long max (3)
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1963-1650 B.C.
The polished obsidian disk fitted into the polished limestone sclera, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long; and two Egyptian turquoise blue wedjat-eyes, the details in dark blue/black glaze, Third Intermediate Period, circa 975-715 B.C., 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long max (3)
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.