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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Amulet with the wedjateye of the god Horus

Amulet
300BC-30BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Amulet, gold, Wedjet eye of Horus.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAmulet with the <i>wedjat</i>eye of the god Horus
Materials and techniques
Gold
Brief description
Amulet, gold, Wedjet eye of Horus, Egypt, XXVI Dynasty or possibly later, 6th-5th century BC
Physical description
Amulet, gold, Wedjet eye of Horus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2cm
  • Width: 2.9cm
  • Depth: 0.4cm
Style
Gallery label
Amulet with the wedjat eye of the god Horus Egypt, about 300-30BC (Ptolemaic Period) Gold Museum no. M.33-1963 Bequeathed by E.H. Wallis(2007)
Credit line
Wallis Bequest
Object history
Wedjat eye of Horus was a popular amulet (XXVIth Dynasty or later).
Production
Ptolemaic
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.33-1963

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Record createdApril 12, 2005
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