Mummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye

Unknown

ca. 1000–945 B.C. · Linen · Egyptian Art

Henettawy's unembalmed body was wrapped in bandages of fine linen, inscribed in places with protective emblems. This fringed square bears a wedjat, the healed eye of Horus, roughly drawn in ink. Wounded in battle and then made whole again, this eye was a potent symbol of regeneration. In this context, it indicated that the linen was of very fine quality.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1000–945 B.C.

Medium

Linen

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1925