Caption

Mold for an amulet of the eye of Horus udjat. Hemispherical mold with a representation of the udjat impressed in the recess; two small channels lead from the recess to the edge. Castings; mold. Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt. Height 1.4 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 3.5 cm., A round, flattened object with an uneven, textured surface in shades of brown and tan, featuring a shallow, oval depression in the center that contains carved or pressed linear and curved patterns with lighter beige highlights; the outer rim is irregular and slightly raised with small cracks and rough patches, and there are subtle variations of darker and lighter brown across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.8Mb (1.1Mb) / 9.0in x 9.0in / 2697 x 2697 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mold amulet eye Horus udjat Hemispherical mold representation udjat impressed recess two small channels lead edge Castings mold Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt Height 1.4 cm width 3.5 cm depth 3.5 cm round flattened object uneven textured surface shades brown tan featuring shallow oval depression center contains carved pressed linear curved patterns lighter beige highlights outer rim irregular slightly raised small cracks rough patches subtle variations darker lighter across surface.