amulet
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.119
- Description
-
Cypro-Phoenician glazed composition (faience) amulet in the form of a wedjat eye; mould-made and glazed with a blue-green slip, the eyeball coloured in black; perforated for suspension through the middle of the bead.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
-
Length: 1.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For other examples of wedjat-eye pendants from Amathus, and a discussion of their symbolism, see Clerc 1991, 133-9. Clerc et al. 1976, 118-19 describes many examples from cultic contexts in Kition, while Lagarce in Clerc et al. 1976, 167-74 is a valuable overview of the use of Egyptianising scarabs and pendants on Cyprus.
Bibliography:
Forgeau A. 1986, 'Scarabées, scaraboïdes et cônes', in R. Laffineur et al., Amathonte III. Testimonia 3 (Paris), 135-176.
Clerc G. 1991, 'Aegyptiaca', in eds V. Karageorghis et al., La nécrople d'Amathonte Tombes 110-385. V (Nicosia), 1-50.
Clerc G. et al. 1976, Fouilles de Kition. II. Objets égyptiens et égyptisants (Nicosia).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1894,1101.119
