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...
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...
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.6 ? 1.7 ? 0.5 cm (5/8 ? 5/8 ? 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.). Gold. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet in the form of a hippo, Predynastic, Naqada IINaqada III, Date ca. 36503100 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone (pink), L: 2.6 cm (1 in.); H: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.).
EditorialNecklace of Ball Beads and a Vase Amulet, Middle KingdomEarly New Kingdom, Dynasty 1218, ca. 20401640 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 2, Burials P x, 191516, Faience, anhydrite, Blue faience beads; blue marble amu...
EditorialFist amulet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Black stone, H. 1.6 ? W. 1 ? D. 0.6 cm (5/8 ? 3/8 ? 1/4 in.), Unlike the fist clenched with thumb protruding between the first two fingers, this is a simple clenched fist. There is a t...
EditorialAmulet of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21?24, ca. 1070?712 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in), In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wea...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26?29, 664?380 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.), The wedjat-eye amulet represents a human eye with its brow, but the two lines below the eye are often id...
EditorialAmulet of winged scarab with falcon head, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 525?30 BC, From Egypt, Glass, H. 2.9 ? W. 3.6 cm (1 1/8 ? 1 7/16 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by...
EditorialDjed pillar, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 525?30 BC, From Egypt, Blue Glass, H. 4.4 ? W. 1.4 cm (1 3/4 ? 9/16 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glass into a...
EditorialFalcon amulet, Ptolemaic Period, 400?30 BC, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.1 ? W. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 ? 1 1/4 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glass into a shallow open ...
EditorialBracelet with wedjat eye amulet, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, faience, Diam. ca. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), One of four bracelets found aroun...
EditorialDjed pillar, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 525?30 BC, From Egypt, Yellow Glass, H. 3.4 ? W. 1.3 cm (1 5/16 ? 1/2 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, glass a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glas...
EditorialAmulet of Tutu, Ptolemaic Period, 400?30 BC, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.8 ? W. 1.7 cm (11/16 ? 11/16 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glass into a shallow open...
EditorialAmulet of ba bird wearing a sun disk, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 525?30 BC, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.1 ? W. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 ? 1 1/4 in.), Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pres...
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.6 ? 1.7 ? 0.5 cm (5/8 ? 5/8 ? 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.). Gold. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialTit (Isis knot) amulet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 525?30 BC, From Egypt, Red Glass, H. 3.1 ? W. 1.2 cm (1 1/4 ? 1/2 in.), Some of the glass amulets from the later Late Period through the Ptolemaic Period can be specifically tied to spells of the Bo...
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.6 ? 1.7 ? 0.5 cm (5/8 ? 5/8 ? 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.). Gold. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.). Gold. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.6 ? 1.7 ? 0.5 cm (5/8 ? 5/8 ? 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.6 ? 1.7 ? 0.5 cm (5/8 ? 5/8 ? 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialAmulet of the Eye of the God Horus (Wedjat). Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.). Gold. Origin: Egypt.
EditorialBronze phallic amulet, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, W. 3 1/8 in. (7.95 cm.), Bronzes, This pendant is in the form of a double phallus with a phallus and scrotum hanging beneath the very large central ring. Its form is common for Roman pha...
EditorialBronze phallic amulet, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, W. 1 3/16 in (5.6 cm.), Bronzes, The form of this phallic amulet is unique. Commonly, the phallus and arm project from a central pubis or scrotum. On this unusual pendant, the two extens...