amulet
- Description
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Amulet carved from white stone picked out in black (diorite or possibly more likely soapstone) , in the shape of a one-sided right wedjat-eye; detailing of eye and brow lightly and accurately incised; pupil picked out in black, now faded; ridged tubular loop for suspension above, pierced lengthwise; scaltered black marks on front and back.
- Production date
- 664 BC- 332 BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.10 centimetres
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Length: 2.40 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.35 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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In addition to scarabs which were mass-produced especially for export, wedjat eyes, in glazed composition but also in hard stone such as this example, form the main type of amulets found at Naukratis. Amulet with universal power of protection (Germond 2005, 25.), the wedjat eye, simple or multiple, is one of the most common amulet on settlements of the Late Period (Masson forthcoming).
Germond, P. 2005, Le monde symbolique des amulettes égyptiennes de la collection Jacques-Édouard Berger, Milan.
Masson, A. forthcoming, Le quartier des prêtres sur la rive est du Lac Sacré à Karnak.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: UC52358 (Accession Number)