EditorialFaience bowl decorated with the Egyptian Ouadjet-eye, a protective symbol, in Egyptian myth the eye of the God Horus, injured by Seth, healed by Toth. From Lachish, 15th-13th BCE.
EditorialInlay depicting a falcon, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); W. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); L. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.), This tile represents the fa...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26?29, 664?380 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.), The symbolism of this wedjat-eye amulet was one of the most pervasive and powerful in ancient Egypt. Combi...
EditorialCase for an animal mummy topped by a falcon, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); L. 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.), The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He has a...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, 664?332 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, L. 2 cm (13/16 in.); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.), One of the most popular amulets in ancient Egypt, the wedjat eye represents the healed eye of the god Horus. It depicts ...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Carnelian, L.1.3 cm (1/2 in), One of the most popular amulets in ancient Egypt, the wedjat eye represents the healed eye of the god Horus. It depicts a combination of a human and...
EditorialInlay Depicting 'Horus of Gold', Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); L. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.), This inlay is a com...
EditorialCoffin lid of Taperet. 664-525 BC. 26th Dynasty. On the top, his name is inscribed and, on the sides, the Pyramid Texts. Decorated with four columns of text. In the end, images of the four sons of Horus: Hapy, Qebehsenuef, Duamutef and Amset. Egypt. Mu...
EditorialJackal-headed Horus of Nekhen, from Upper Egypt, statuette in attitude of jubilance, bronze, late period, 664-332 BC, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.
EditorialEgypt. Sons of the god Horus. Late Period. 26th dynasty. 664-525 BC. Polychrome faience (height: 13-14 cm). Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.