Amulet
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1896
name: label: Donor Name
content: Miss Alice A. Azeez
notes: label: Notes
content: Wadjet/Eye of Horus amulet
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Amulets were tucked into the mummy's wraps—they are believed to ward off evil and bring good luck. Each type was positioned according to instructions in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Udjat, or Eye of Horus amulet; endowed the mummy with health, and enabled it to transform to a living being.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 030210
label: USNM Number
content: A158272-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet