Caption

Amulet - udjat eye;, udjat eyes; mummies; grave goods; Egyptian religion; ca. 747–656 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, Egypt; amulet; height 6.5 cm, width 7.9 cm., A ceramic or metal object shaped like a stylized eye with a rounded lower lobe and an extended upper hood, rendered in shades of turquoise and green with areas of darker green and pale blue, a textured dark brown to black area forming the central pupil, a dark brown to black rim along the top edge, and small patches of light brown or tan scattered on the surface; the object shows a pitted, weathered texture and subtle raised lines defining the eyelid and lower teardrop element, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_191

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (3.5Mb) / 15.3in x 15.3in / 4587 x 4587 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - udjat eye udjat eyes mummies grave goods Egyptian religion ca 747–656 Bc Third Intermediate Period 25th Dynasty Egypt amulet height 6.5 cm width 7.9 cm ceramic metal object shaped stylized eye rounded lower lobe extended upper hood rendered shades turquoise green areas darker green pale blue textured dark brown black area forming central pupil dark brown black rim top edge small patches light brown tan scattered surface object pitted weathered texture subtle raised lines defining eyelid lower teardrop element set plain light gray background.