Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · amulet

Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Amulet

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small carved stone amulet shaped like a stylized eye with a surrounding frame, consistent with an Eye of Horus (Wedjat) type.

The image shows a close, studio-style photograph of a compact amulet carved in a dark gray stone with lighter speckling. The object’s form is an elongated, almond-like eye shape with a raised outer border and internal divisions that resemble the stylized Wedjat eye (a protective eye motif). The left end is thicker with a projecting curved element, while the right end narrows into the eye shape; the overall silhouette reads as an eye amulet rather than a fully three-dimensional figure. No clear drilled suspension hole, backing plate, or additional iconography is visible from this angle. The surface is weathered/pitted with minor chips along edges, but the main outline remains intact. No legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible on the piece or in the photograph.

decorative unknown good
Deities Horus
Materials Granite
Signs Wedjat/Eye of Horus (stylized eye motif)

Connections

Deities Horus
Materials Granite

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 140913 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
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