Wedjat Eye Amulet
Description
Amulet, Wedjat eye. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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 blue faience amulet shaped like a stylized eye, consistent with a Wedjat (Ujat) Eye form, with light-colored inlays for the inner eye areas.
The image shows a compact, curved amulet with an overall “eye” silhouette. The outer rim is dark blue/blue-green with a glazed surface; along the inner field there are two pale/cream oval areas resembling the eye whites or markings. At the lower right, a rounded opening/hole is visible, indicating where the amulet could be strung or attached. The top portion has a slightly thick band forming the upper lid. The surface shows wear and possible small chips; no clearly legible carved or incised hieroglyphs are visible on the exterior. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is apparent.
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