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...
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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.
EditorialCentaur, Gift from Gertrud Benndorf (Hamburg), Clay, hand-modeled, Clay, hand-modeled, Total: Height: 8.8 cm; Width: 5.5 cm; Depth: 8.2 cm, Ceramics, Small sculptures/small sculptures, Centaurs, late archaic, Greek antiquity, The centaur stands on the ...
EditorialClodion, (artist), French, 1738 - 1814, Model for 'Poetry and Music', 1774, terracotta, overall: 27 x 23.3 x 15.6 cm (10 5/8 x 9 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.), Clodion specialized in small-scale terracotta figure groups, often with playfully erotic subjects loosel...
EditorialHeart amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18?19, ca. 1550?1186 B.C., From Egypt, Agate, glass, Agate: H. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); w. 1.9 cm (3/4 in), For the ancient Egyptians, the heart (ib) was the source of intelligence, feelings, and actions. A person's memory w...
EditorialReliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, ca. 4th?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Bronze, H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Sculpture, The stupa sits atop a Corinthian capital bracketed by four felines with wings and beaks. ...
EditorialFasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing...
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...