Wedjat Eye Amulet card

Wedjat Eye Amulet

664 BC – 525 BC
M11558b

Currently not on display

World Museum

Information

Flat backed Wedjat Eye of Horus amulet made from from light blue glass. Pierced longitudinally for suspension. Chipped in places and brown discolouration on the back. Date rather uncertain: New Kingdom, Late Period or Ptolemaic.

Specifications

Accession number
M11558b
Collection type
Religion
Culture
Late Period (Saite)
Place made
Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date made
664 BC – 525 BC
Collector
Joseph Mayer
Place collected
Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date collected
1867 before
Materials
Glass
Measurements
Overall: 16 mm x 15 mm x 4 mm
Credit line
Gift of Joseph Mayer
Legal status
Permanent collection
Provenance
Joseph Mayer, Donor, Purchased, Donation, Owned until: 1867
Location
Item not currently on display