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Object NameWedjet-eye

Made FromGlassy faience

Date699-600 BCE

Techniqueperhaps formed around rod, cast, glazed, engraving

SizeOverall H: 1.5 cm, L: 2.3 cm

Accession Number76.7.2

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Egypt

Physical DescriptionBlue green glassy faience, some chips, dull surface; cast and glazed. Horizontal suspension hole is quite regular and perhaps formed around a rod; motif may have been retouched by engraving with a sharp point in the soft faience material before firing.
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