"Eye Of Horus" Wdjet Eye
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 Mar 1964
name: label: Collector
content: Miss Julia B. Whiting
label: Donor Name
content: Miss Julia B. Whiting
label: Site Name
content: Abydos (not certain)
notes: label: Notes
content: Amulet? Blue faience; probably Roman period.
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 [a.k.a. Wedjat, Wadjet], or Eye of Horus amulet; endowed the mummy with health, and enabled it to transform to a living being.
label: Notes
content: From card: "Blue faience; reputedly found at Abydos. Probably Roman Period (30 B.C. - 600 A.D.)."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Upper Egypt (not certain), Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 253208
label: USNM Number
content: A440237-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet