Object Description
A small Ancient Egyptian vibrant blue faience amulet of the wedjat eye, or Eye of Horus. The shape is the silhouette of wedjat, which features both human and falcon ocular imagery. The obverse is enhanced with protruding details of the brow and pupil in black faience. The reverse is flat and unadorned. The glazed faience is azure blue which has survived remarkably well. The amulet features a horizontal perforation for suspension, though this is now filled.
Date: Circa 1069-332 BC
Period: Third Intermediate – Late Dynastic Period