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Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")

Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")

Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)
Date18th-20th Dynasties, possibly later (1558-1085 BCE)
Dimensions9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Mediumpottery
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.706
Not on View
Label TextThis small amulet was excavated in 1922 by the Egypt Exploration Society at Akhetaten (modern Amarna), the capital city founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten. Shaped as a wedjat eye—also known as the Eye of Horus—it was used in life or burial to provide protection and healing. The piece was distributed to the Toledo Museum of Art that year through the EES’s formal division of finds.
Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
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Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
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Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
Wedjat Eye Amulet ("Eye of Horus")
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