Reddish-brown pottery mould used for the manufacture of small faience objects, such as amulets and ring bezels, in the shape of the Eye of Horus (wedjat). A white substance is still visible in the mould cavity. Rounded back to mould. Very small size. White sticker on the back gives the number 31 (Revd. Chester collection 28.70.31). Compare with W M Flinders Petrie, Tell el-Amarna (London, 1894), plate XVII, no. 249.

Many hundreds of moulds have been collected from New Kingdom urban sites such as Gurob, Tell el-Amarna and Qantir. The exact provenance of this amulet is not known. It was collected by Rev. Greville John Chester and sold to Norwich Castle Museum in 1870.

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Reddish-brown pottery mould used for the manufacture of small faience objects, such as amulets and ring bezels, in the shape of the Eye of Horus (wedjat). A white substance is still visible in the mould cavity. Rounded back to mould. Very small size. White sticker on the back gives the number 31 (Revd. Chester collection 28.70.31). Compare with W M Flinders Petrie, Tell el-Amarna (London, 1894), plate XVII, no. 249. Many hundreds of moulds have been collected from New Kingdom urban sites such as Gurob, Tell el-Amarna and Qantir. The exact provenance of this amulet is not known. It was collected by Rev. Greville John Chester and sold to Norwich Castle Museum in 1870.

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