Wedjat Eye Amulet
Egyptian Art
Place of production | Egypt |
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Date | 4th-1st centuries B.C. (332-30) |
Object type | stela |
Medium, technique | Limestone |
Dimensions | 50 x 40 x 9.2 cm |
Inventory number | 51.2153 |
Collection | Egyptian Art |
On view | This artwork is not on display |
The upper part of the limestone stela containing the offering scene has broken off, and the first lines of the fourteen-line hieroglyphic text are lacunary. The inscription contains a hymn addressed to the sun god Re-Harakhty. The owner of the stela, a certain Imhotep, is mentioned several times in the text, however, his social status cannot be determined due to the lack of titles. His father was called Pa-Atum while his mother, holding the title “Mistress of the House”, bore the name Hat-Ankh.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.