Horus was anancient a sky god whose eyes were said to be the sun and the moon. Anancient myth describes a battle betweenHorus and Set in whichHorus’ right eye was torn out and Set lost his testicles!
Up for sale is a very rare antique 19th century handmade wooden marquetry photo album. The back and front cover are carved out of wood and done in a very elaborate marquetry design depicting a lady farmer. It is very detailed and mounted to a leather binding along with brass hinged clasps on the opposite side. The interior has many pages holding an assortment of family photos and tintypes. It measures 6 3/8 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches thick. The leather binding has some ware and both back and front cover were reattached.