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amulet, wadjet
Faience wadjet eye, flat decorated surface. 2.1cm wide. The wadjet eye or 'Eye of Horus' was worn in life as well as death. Egyptian religion told a story of how Seth took out Horus's eye and how it was restored and healed by Hathor/Thoth. The eye was therefore a symbol of completeness. This item had belonged to the collection of Lord Aberdare and was transferred from the National Museum of Wales …
Type of item
- amulet, wadjet
Type of item
- amulet, wadjet
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W2037C%2Fc23
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:50.338Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:28.608Z