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| Faience wedjat eye amulet From Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1068-661 BC, The 'sound' eye that restores life (https://www.britishmuseum.org) |
Two statements about the Wedjat /Eye of Horus from Britishmuseum website
1) The wedjat eye is perhaps the best known of all Egyptian protective amulets. The drop and spiral below the eye imitate the markings on a lanner falcon, the bird associated with the god Horus. The name wedjat means 'the sound one', referring to the lunar left eye of Horus that was plucked out by his rival Seth during their conflict over the throne. The restoration of the eye is variously attributed to Thoth, Hathor or Isis. The injury to the eye and its subsequent healing were believed to be reflected in the waxing and waning of the moon. The first use of the wedjat eye as an amulet was when Horus offered it to Osiris. It was so powerful that it restored him to life. The regenerative and protective powers of the amulet meant that it was placed among the wrappings of mummies in great numbers. It could even replace food offerings in rituals. It first appeared in the late Old Kingdom and was used until mummification was no longer practised, in the Roman Period (30 BC - AD 395)
Amulets were made from many different materials, but blue or green faience was the most common, as these colours symbolized regeneration to the ancient Egyptian. The wedjat eye was also worn by the living. Faience factories have been found at Tell el-Amarna, where rings with wedjat eye bezels were very popular among the inhabitants. C.A.R. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt (London, The British Museum Press, 1994)(https://www.britishmuseum.org)
2) The wedjatis associated with Horus, the god of the sky, who was depicted as a falcon or as a man with a falcon's head. In a battle with Seth, the god of chaos and confusion, Horus lost his left eye. But the wound was healed by the goddess Hathor and the wedjat came to symbolise the process of 'making whole' and healing - the word wedjatliterally meaning sound. The left eye of Horus also represented the moon. The waxing and waning in the lunar cycle therefore reflected Horus losing and regaining his sight. The first use of a wedjat eye as an amulet was when Horus used one to bring Osiris back to life. Their regenerative power meant that wedjat eye amulets were placed in mummy wrappings in great numbers. Faience is a type of ceramic, commonly used to make amulets. (https://www.britishmuseum.org)
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| Earthenware Wedjat amulet on display at the Louvre, c. 500–300 BCE (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Horus) |
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| Wadjet from Egypt, 2200-400 BCE, Clay Egyptian antique flat amulet depicting the Eye of Horus. Both sides are molded and covered in a light green faience or glaze. The iris and eye brow are black. Space around the iris has been perforated so that the sclera is void. Drill hole through center. |
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| Wadjet http://www.britishmuseum.org/ |
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| Wadjet http://www.britishmuseum.org/ |
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| Wadjet http://www.britishmuseum.org/ |
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Faience wedjateyeEgypt, Third Intermediate Period, 1069-945 BC An Egyptian healing symbol (source https://www.britishmuseum.org/) |
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Wedjat Eye AmuletPeriod: Third Intermediate PeriodDate: ca. 1070–664 B.C. Geography: From Egypt Medium: Faience, aragonite Dimensions: 5 x 6 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.) Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/c |
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| Wedjat Eye Amulet, wood, glass, gold, copper or copper alloy. Late or Ptolemaic period,26th to 30th Dynasty, c.664-30BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.historyandcivilization.com) |
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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION OPENWORK WEDJAT-EYE THIRD INTERMEDIATE-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 9TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. (source: http://www.christies.com) |
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| Wadjet http://www.britishmuseum.org/ |
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| Blue green faience. Late Period, Dynasty 26, c. 664 – 525 BC. H. 2.1 cm, W. 2.1 cm, D. 0.5 cm. http://www.baderancientart.com/products/wedjat-eye-amulet |
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| Late period, 25 mm. lenght (http://www.thefakebusters.com) |
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| Third Intermediate Period or Late Period, c. 950-450 BC. Width: 1-11/16" http://www.thefakebusters.com/ |
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| Circa 800 BC., 30 mm. (www.thefakebusters.com) |
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| Gold Wedjat Eye Amulet, Period: Late Period Dynasty: Dynasty 26–29, Date: 664–380 B.C. Geography: From Egypt, Medium: Gold Dimensions: H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.) (Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/) |
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| Wedjat´ eye with Horus children at relief from tomb of Psusennes. Twenty-first Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, 1039-991 BC gold The Egyptian Museum, Cairo (http://www.nga.gov) |
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| An Egyptian Faience Double Eye Of Horus Amulet. Late Period, ca. 664-332 B.C. Leaf-green glazed faience... Artemis Gallery LIVE. 08:00 AM PT. Oct 2 2010 (http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/22269/page3) |
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| Five Udjat eyes amulet Egypt, 3rd Intermediate Period Dynasty 25 and Contemporaries, Dating: 747 BC–656 BC, Origin: Egypt, Upper Egypt, Material: Faience (all types) Physical: 5.9cm. (2.3 in.) - 32 g. (1.1 oz.) (source: http://www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org) |
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| Multiple Wadjet http://www.britishmuseum.org/ |
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| Two tone, dark blue and black, faience glazed composition wedjat-eye amulet, the convex upper side with a quadruple wedjat in the raised, the eye and brow in black pigment, the back side flat, pierced through for suspension. (Source: http://medusa-art.com/) |
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OPENWORK WADJET-EYE BEAD THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C. Turquoise blue in color, with details in black glaze, with four pairs of wadjet-eyes in four zones, arranged with the tops of each pair adjacent to each other. 2 in. (5 cm.) long (www.christies.com/lotfinder/) |
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| Multiple wedjat eye amulet in green and black faience, mid 1st millennium BC. The two pairs of divine eyes are separated by papyrus columns which symbolize growth and vitality. (http://pharaohsdays.blogspot.co.uk/) |
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| Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art: Wedjat Eyes and Papyrus Stalks (source: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org) |
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| Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet (multiple) Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–23, 1070–760 B.C. (MFA) (Source http://www.pinterest.com/pin/69031806761801533/) |
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| Eye of Horus on the wall of Tomb of Pashedu, Deir Al-Medina, West Bank, Luxor, Egypt |
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