Composite Wedjat eyes

Oct 16, 2026 | Amulets of possession and property, Amulets of protection

Blue and orange glaze composite Wedjat eyes

Superb openwork and rare composite wedjats of the Third Intermediate Period are mixing symbols such as wings and feet of falcons, uraei, lions, papyrus columns and eyes. These combinations allude to various stories involving the eye of the sun god Re1

Blue and orange glaze composite Wedjat eyes

Blue and orange glaze L 6.5, H 5.4, T 0.8 Third Intermediate Period Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum #6480

Blue/green/black glaze with encrusted aragonite eye composite Wedjat eyes

Blue/green/black glaze with encrusted aragonite eye L 6.5 Third Intermediate Period MET #26.7.1032

Reference

1See the description of MET #26.7.1032 above