- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Series of 47 'Eye of Horus' pottery objects from various sites at Sanam.
- Geographical reference
- Nubia Dongola Sanam
- Cultural groups
- Nubian
- Date / Period
- Date made: 700-500 BC
- Date collected
- 1913
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921
- Materials and processes
- Material Faience Pottery, Material Stone, Material Silver Metal, Process Glazed, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 34 mm, Length: max 11 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Length: max 17 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Length: max 15 mm, Length: max 11 mm, Length: max 14 mm, Length: max 11 mm, Length: max 12 mm, Length: max 16 mm, Length: max 23 mm, Length: max 22 mm, Length: max 33 mm, Diameter: max 21 mm, Length: max 40 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Length: max 20 mm, Length: max 19 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Length: max 10 mm, Height: max 26 mm, Length: max 17 mm, Length: max 16 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1921.75.20.1-47 Other numbers: 1080 587 386 294 738 827 55 738 388 110 55 1617 827 149 1583 177 294 1583 1449 43
- Research and responses
'Representing the left moon-eye of the falcon-form sky god Horus, [the wedjat-eye] was one of the most powerful of all protective amulets'. Carol Andrews 1994 Amulets of Ancient Egypt p 10. [LM 8/2/2000]
It seems likely that this series pasted onto a card was made up (by Balfour?) before the collection was then accessioned, being the reason why none of the individual objects have accession records, and why they all originate from different sites within the Sanam cemetery complex. [DCF Court Team 18/6/2003]
1921.75.20.1-47
Series of 47 'Eye of Horus' pottery objects from various sites at Sanam.
1921.75.20.1-47
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