Wedjat Eye Incision Plaque
Unknown
ca. 1000–945 B.C. · Bronze or copper alloy · Egyptian Art
Found over the abdominal incision through which Gautsoshen’s viscera were removed (then replaced after being mummified), this plaque is incised with a wedjat, the healed eye of Horus. It thus embodies healing, as well as protection and regeneration.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1000–945 B.C.
- Medium
- Bronze or copper alloy
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1925
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