One of the most popular amulets known from ancient Egypt, the wadjet eye represents the healed eye of Horus, the falcon god. The Egyptian word wadjet means “one that is whole or sound (again)” and refers to a struggle between Horus and the god Seth in which Horus first loses his eye and then regains it through the agency of Thoth. The wadjet eye thus has a regenerative and healing function and was commonly placed within mummy wrappings to help the deceased in the Afterlife.

This very small Wadjet eye amulet is made of blue-green faience. The back and edges are shiny and smooth. This right eye amulet has been decorated with raised ridging indicating the brow, outline of the eye and pupil, the cosmetic line, the teardrop and the curved tail of the falcon eye. The amulet is perforated horizontally through the eye for suspension, and the area between the eye and the tail has been cut out.