Carnelian Ring with Wedjat Eye and Nefer Sign
Carnelian Ring with Wedjat Eye and Nefer Sign
Place of OriginEgypt, from Akhetaten (modern Amarna)
DateNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1350 BCE
Dimensions5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
MediumCarnelian
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of the Egyptian Exploration Society
Object number
1925.720
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Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, October 29, 2010-January 8, 2012.Label TextThis carnelian ring, discovered at Akhenaten and Nefertiti's capital of Amarna, is inscribed with two key symbols: a wedjat eye (Eye of Horus) flanking a nefer-sign. In Egyptian mythology, the wedjat eye, depicted as a fusion of a human and falcon eye, represents the restored eye of the falcon god Horus. After Horus’s eye was injured by the god Seth, it was restored by the god Thoth, making it a symbol of healing.- Decorative Arts
- Sculpture
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18-20
19th-20th century
presumably New Kingdom
2nd Millennium BCE
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1350 BCE
Possibly Late Period, Dynasty 25 - 31
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1479-1298 BCE
Early Roman Period, about 30 BCE - 100 CE
400-300 BCE
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1 or 2, 3200-2780 BCE
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