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Description: | Amulets were pieces of jewellery worn by both the living and the dead as charms or as protection against evil. These 3 ceramic amulets are covered in a turquoise glaze with black glaze detail. They represent the 'wedjat' eye of the god Horus. Horus was the god of the sky and was depicted as a falcon or as a man with a falcon's head. The 'wedjat' eye or 'Eye of Horus' is the symbol of the eye Horus lost when he fought his evil uncle Seth. After the battle his eye was restored and it became a powerful symbol of restoration, protection, health and prosperity.
Material: ceramic | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.worldarchaeology.21011 | Go to resource |
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