Wedjat-Eye Design Amulet Inscribed With the Cartouche Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
This wedjat eye amulet is inscribed on the base with a cartouche encircling Hatshepsut's throne name, Maatkare. This is surmounted by an Atef-crown and flanked by two ostrich feathers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wedjat-Eye Design Amulet Inscribed With the Cartouche Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
- Medium: Glazed steatite
- Dimensions: L. 2 cm (13/16 in)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.160
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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