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Amulet representing and Udjat-Eye

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Amulet representing and Udjat-Eye

This amulet was carved from a red carnelian pebble mottled with black and showing whitish areas. Smooth and polished, it was worked on the front side only and features incisions that indicate the anatomical details of a right eye.

Egyptian
1st millenium B.C., 2nd millenium B.C.
L : 3.9 cm

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This amulet was carved from a red carnelian pebble mottled with black and showing whitish areas. Smooth and polished, it was worked on the front side only and features incisions that indicate the anatomical details of a right eye. The eye is surmounted here by herringbone incisions that would represent the eyebrows. The hole for suspension was pierced horizontally, at the pupil level.

With the scarab, the udjat-eye was a prophylactic symbol par excellence of ancient Egypt; it appears on a great variety of objects utilized by all classes of the population. A hybrid that combines a human eye (conjunctiva, pupil and eyebrow) and markings that adorn the eye of a hawk, this amulet evoke the idea of fullness and of the integrity of the reconstituted body of the deceased – an allusion to the legend of the eye of Horus, which was snatched away during the battle with Seth, and finally recovered by Toth.

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Culture

Egyptian

Datation

1st millenium B.C., 2nd millenium B.C.

Dimensions

L : 3.9 cm

Type

Amulet

Material

Cornelian

Colors

Orange, Red

Condition

Complete, in very good condition despite minor chips; small superficial holes in places. Slight traces of limestone in the incisions.

Serial Number

13316

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