Amulet, wadjet eye
Medium:Glazed composition (faience)
Geography: Undetermined site, Egypt
Date: c. 1069-664 BC
Period: 21st-25th Dynasty, 3rd Intermediate Period
Dimensions:0.8 × 0.2 × 1.2 cm
Object number: 910.46.210
DescriptionThe wadjet eye, or eye of Horus, is one of the most common amulets known
from ancient Egypt. It is associated with the moon as it waxes and wanes,
so the wadjet eye is the "eye of completion” thought to bring wholeness
and health to its owner. The eye thus has a regenerative and healing
function and was commonly placed within mummy wrappings to help the deceased in
the Afterlife. This wadjet eye amulet is made of pale green faience, a common type in the early 3rd Intermediate Period. The surface and edges are smooth. A black brow line
has been added, as well as a black dot to mark the pupil of the eye. The back
is flat and undecorated. The amulet is pierced lengthwise for suspension
