Wdjat eye amulet

Wdjat eye amulet
 Late Period, Dynasty XXVII – Ptolemaic Period 525 BCE-30 BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Measurements
1.8 × 2.9 × 0.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D478-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1994
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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