amulet
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.70-72
- Description
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Three glazed composition (faience) wedjat-eye amulets; mould-made and covered with a blue-green glaze, the eye-ball rendered in black; perforated along the long axis for suspension. Nos. 70 and 71 are very schematic; 72 is more detailed with incised lines around the eye and the edges of the amulet; glaze worn on all three examples.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
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Length: 1.20 - 1.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For other examples of wedjat pendants from Amathus, Clerc 1991, 133-9. Also, Clerc et al. 1976, 118-19 for examples from the sanctuary at Kition-Kathari. Lagarce (in Clerc et al. 1976, 167-74) provides a useful overview of the use and significance of Egyptianizing amulets and scarabs on Cyprus which often differ from those found in Egyptian contexts.
Bibliography:
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
- 1894,1101.70-72
