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New Kingdom
The base of this scarab displays a single wedjat-eye, the eye of Horus and symbol of good health and wellbeing. As the single, principal motif on the base of seal-amulets, it is particularly popular on scarabs of the New Kingdom.
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Title: Scarab Inscribed with an Wedjat Eye
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: early Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession Number: 89.2.505
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