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The Egyptian god Horus was usually depicted in human form but with the head of a falcon. His eye was taken to represent the sun, whose setting and rising symbolized loss and recovery—a fitting sign for an amulet.
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Title: Faience Udjat eye amulet
Period: Roman
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Faience, Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.4526
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