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A Large New-Kingdom red jasper Udjat-eye.

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a large new-kingdom red jasper udjat-eye.

A Large New-Kingdom red jasper Udjat-eye.

£ 2000

2 x 2.9 x 0.7 cm (0 ³/₄ x 1 ¹/₈ x 0 ¹/₄ inches)
Egypt, New-Kingdom, 1550-1070 BCE
 

The fine engraved details are present in both sides. The eyebrow lign finely engraved.
Beautiful conservation. Pierced lenghtwise.

The udjat amulet is first found in the later Old Kingdom and continued to be produced until the Roman Period. It is the best-known of all protective amulets and was found in greater numbers on mummies than any other amulets. It was also worn by the leavings. The udjat (the intact, complete) refers to the eye of Horus the Elder, the Celestial falcon and great creator god whose right eye was the sun and left eye the moon. It is usually considered to represent the left 'lunar' eye of Horus, plucked by Seth and then restored by Thoth – a reference to the moon being 'injured' as it wanes and 'restored' as it waxes each month. Yet, the term might also apply to the right 'solar' eye that was never injured.
At its most basic shape, the udjat is a human eye with eyebrow, but beneath the eye it has a drop and a curl to imitate the markings on the head of the lanner falcon.
According to the Osiris myth, Horus offered the healed eye to his dead father and so powerful as a charm it was that it restored him to life.

This explains the role of the udjat in the funeral ritual which is to ensure the revitalization of the deceased and the continuation of good health in the afterlife. The udjat was also the motif impressed upon the plate which covered the incision made by the embalmer when he eviscerated the body to avert evil’s entrance into the corpse and to help magically heal the wound.

References

Carol A. R. Andrews, “Amulets”, in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, edited by Donald B. Redford, vol. 1 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001): 75-82.
Carol Andrews, Egyptian Amulets (London: British Museum Press, 1994).
 

Old private collection of a Lady, 1980s-1990s

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Each piece of jewellery is delivered with an authentification certificate signed by Bianca Massard and Gabriele Vangelli de Cresci experts, including additional documentation if existing and exhaustive description of the piece.
Pictures are part of the description and show state of conservation of the item. For additional pictures please contact us. (see contact section)

Shipping and pick-up at the store options can be chosen during check out.

Our exclusive delivery partner is ThePackengers.
ThePackengers, specialized in the packaging and transport of works of art and collectibles, already collaborates with the largest auction houses as Drouot, but also with galleries, fairs, antique dealers, decorators and e-marketplaces.
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