Object Description
A turquoise-glazed, steatite, Egyptian, scaraboid formed on one side into an Eye of Horus, or wedjat. It features an almond-shaped pupil, with a large, hatched eyebrow, which extends horizontally. The cheek marking is rectangular in shape. The final linear elongation extends from the corner of the eye diagonally and ends in a curl. The amulet combines elements of both human and falcon ocular imagery. The rich colour of the turquoise glaze can be seen clearly in the recessed hatching of the eyebrow. To the reverse is a prominent oval cartouche, slightly raised in relief. It surrounds four hieroglyphs, beginning with; the sun disk, the checkerboard ‘men’ sign, the scarab ‘kheper’ sign and lastly, three vertical strokes. Combined these transliterate as ‘mn-ḫprw-rꜤ’, ‘Men-kheperu-Re’ and form the Throne name, or prenomen, of Thutmose IV. the The amulet is pierced for suspension.
Date: Circa 1400–1390 BC
Period: New Kingdom Period, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV.