Wadjet eye amulet


Accession Number
AB10
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
Object Type
Jewellery, Amulet
Periods
Third Intermediate Period to Late Period
Material
Faience
Provenance
Egypt, Abydos
Number of Elements
1
Measurements
Height: 30mm | Width: 40mm | Depth: 9mm

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Description

A faience wadjet eye with a hole pierced through. The wadjet eye was worn in life as well as being placed on mummies, and is considered a symbol of healing. This example is probably from Abydos. The object was gifted to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth by John Bancroft Willans, a subscriber of the Egypt Exploration Fund/Society, who received the object in 1903. It was subsequently gifted to the Egypt Centre in 1997.

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 230] Andrews, Carol 1994. Amulets of ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press.