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amulet, wadjet
Wadjet eye amulet, faience, detailed pattern, hole through centre. 32mm wide. This item had belonged to the collection of Lord Aberdare and was transferred from the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff to Swansea. 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…
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
- W2037Cc32
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:50.530Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:28.720Z