Object Description
An Egyptian amulet depicting a wedjat, or Eye of Horus, carved from black hardstone. The surface on both sides of the amulet is smooth and unadorned. The amulet features the typical silhouette, combining human and falcon ocular imagery. The top horizontal line represents the brow, and the sloping protrusion beneath depicts the corner of the almond-shaped eye. The vertical rectangle beneath the eye represents the cheek mark, from which the amulet curves to a flat end. The amulet is pierced through the ribbed rectangular protrusion at the top.
Date: Circa 664-30 BC
Period: Late Period – Ptolemaic Period