Wadjet eye ring


Accession Number
EC3007a
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Amarna case
Object Type
Jewellery, Finger ring
Classification
Petrie type 176
Period
New Kingdom
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten to Tutankhamun
Material
Faience
Provenance
Egypt, Amarna
Measurements
Height: 21mm | Width: 11mm | Depth: 17mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian

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Description

A green faience ring in form of a wadjet eye from Amarna. The Wadjet eye or 'Eye of Horus' was worn in life as well as being placed on mummies, and is considered a symbol of healing. Egyptian religion told a story of how Seth took out Horus's eye and how it was restored and healed by Hathor/Thoth.

Bibliography

Petrie, W. F. 1894. Tell el Amarna. London: Mathuen & Co, [Pl. XVI, 176]. 'Egypt's Golden Age. The Art of Living In The New Kingdom' 1982. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 249.

Other Identity
EC3007
Acquisition
Unknown
Last modified: 27 Jul 2022
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