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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Udjat Eye

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date722-30 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in., 5 g (2.2 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm, 3/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.992
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.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-3O BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1292 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
after 1539 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
after 1539 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
3rd Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
1539-1479 BCE