Wedjat Eye Amulet

Third Intermediate Period–Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Discovered with some later, intrusive burials with the early temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri (constructed around 1500 BCE), this was one of a group of loose amulets and strings of beads that was found inside a small woven thread basket that had in turn been placed in a larger basket.

This amulet is a wedjat, the eye of Horus that was injured in a battle with his uncle, the god Seth, and then restored by the god Thoth. It was considered an embodiment of the power of healing and a symbol of rebirth.

Wedjat Eye Amulet, Faience

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Wedjat Eye Amulet, Faience
Wedjat Eye Amulet, Faience

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