ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Udjat Eye
CultureEgyptian
Date722-30 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 cm)
Object number2018.010.204
Label TextThe udjat eye amulet, or the Eye of Horus, combines elements of the human eye and the cheek markings of a falcon. Its ancient Egyptian name means “the one that is sound (again),” symbolizing the healed eye of the falcon god, Horus. The right udjat eye is associated with the sun, and the left is connected to the moon.Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 94.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 28, 1974.
Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
722-3O BCE
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
1539-1292 BCE
after 1539 BCE
after 1539 BCE
3rd Century BCE
1539-1479 BCE
