ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Udjat Eye
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date722-30 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in., 24 g (4.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 cm, 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.238
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
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 5, 2024 - Present
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, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
722-3O 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
