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LOT 0009
Egyptian Black Steatite Eye of Horus Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.45 grams, 19 mm).
Carved unifacial amulet with hatched eyebrow and ribbed suspension loop.
ProvenanceFrom a 20th century UK collection.
LiteratureCf. Flinders Petrie, W.M., Amulets, London, 1994, pl.XXV, fig.138l, for type.
FootnotesThe wedjat-eye amulet is a representation of the healed eye of the god Horus, featuring both human and falcon elements. The name Wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was thought to protect its wearer and bestow the power of recovery and regeneration onto them. It was very popular and used by both the living and the dead.
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