A fine faience amulet of the Eye of Horus (also known as the wedjat, or udjat), in two colour faience. The main body of the amulet in very pale blue faience, with the pupil and eyebrow picked out in black. Pierced longitudinally for suspension.
 
Late period: Circa 713-332 BC.
 
Condition: Complete and intact.
Length: 33 mms (1.3 ins)
 
Provenance: Christie’s Antiquities: Wednesday 2 April 2014: Lot 2 (part): acquired from D T Bowring, June 1978.
 
(Peter (1918-2013) and Traudi Plesch (1921-2013) met in 1959 in Staffordshire and married four years later. Both were refugees from Nazi persecution, Peter’s family fed Germany in 1933 and Traudi’s Austria in 1938. Peter Plesch came from a family of art collectors, and had, at the time of meeting Traudi, already formed a fne collection of European glass. However, it was on their honeymoon in Israel that Traudi fell for the lure of ancient glass, launching a joint collecting adventure, the one criterion for a purchase being that she and Peter should both want the object, although not necessarily with the same passion. The frequent invitations given to Peter Plesch to lecture worldwide on Cationic Polymerisation, his specialism at Keele University, afforded the couple the opportunity of scouring antique shops in many countries for ancient glass and other works of art. Thus their collection of ancient glass was formed wisely over four decades, reflecting their desire to have beautiful, but also academically meaningful pieces. They were invited to lend some of their major glass pieces to The Glass Circle 25th and 50th anniversary exhibitions.Traudi and Peter Plesch Collection).
 
For similar, see Liverpool Museum: Accession number M11893o https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/wedjat-eye-amulet-9
 
The Eye of Horus was a powerful symbol of protection in Ancient Egypt, also known as the Wedjet, (or Ujat, meaning "Whole One") and the "all seeing eye". It was believed to have healing and protective power and was used as a protective amulet.