amulet
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.43
- Description
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Glazed composition (faience) wedjat-eye amulet; mould-made and covered with a blue-green glaze, eye-ball rendered in black; perforated for suspension through the long axis; surface worn.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
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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
- 1894,1101.43
