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Wedjat Eye Incision Plaque

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1000–945 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126
Found over the abdominal incision through which Gautsoshen’s viscera were removed (then replaced after being mummified), this plaque is incised with a wedjat, the healed eye of Horus. It thus embodies healing, as well as protection and regeneration.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wedjat Eye Incision Plaque
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Date: ca. 1000–945 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Pit, Burial of Gautsoshen (P4), MMA excavations, 1923–24
  • Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
  • Dimensions: L. 8 × W. 7.1 cm (3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.3.164
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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