Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–30 B.C.E. Faience, 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.235. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 02.235_front_PS2.jpg)
Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–30 B.C.E. Faience, 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.235. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 02.235_back_PS2.jpg)
Wadjet-eye Amulet
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Faience
DATES
664–30 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 16 to Dynasty 30
PERIOD
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
7/8 x 15/16 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
02.235
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pale green faience eye-amulet. Conventional late form with details incised on obverse, reverse plain. Pierced horizontally through center.
Condition: Glaze discolored. Minor chips.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–30 B.C.E. Faience, 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.235. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 02.235_front_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 02.235_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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