Faience Eye Of Horus Amulet - Egypt, Late Period

Faience eye of Horus amulet in earthenware.
Egypt, Late Period, 7th-4th century BC.

In ancient Egyptian imagery, the eye of horus is a protective symbol representing the eye of the falcon god Horus. According to the myth, Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, lost an eye in the fight against his uncle Seth to avenge the assassination of his father. During the fight, Seth tore out his left eye, cut it up (into six pieces, according to one version of the legend) and threw the pieces into the Nile.Using a net, Thoth fished out all the pieces except one. Thoth added it and thus restored Horus' vital integrity.

Length: 3.5 cm

Provenance:
Carte Le Véel, Paris, September 1970
Jean DERIAT collection.