amulet
- Description
-
Small mould-made amulet in glazed composition in the form of a wedjat-eye, undecorated and simplified shape; pale blue-green glaze well preserved; pierced lengthwise; complete.
- Production date
- 6thC BC - 2ndC BC
- Dimensions
-
Height: 0.70 centimetres
-
Length: 1 centimetres
-
Thickness: 0.25 centimetres
- Curator's comments
-
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.
-
In addition to scarabs which were mass-produced especially for export, wedjat eyes, mainly in glazed composition but also in hard stone, 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
- Fair
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
-
Miscellaneous number: UC52398 (Accession Number)