Egyptian Lapis Wedjat Eye pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Terracotta This pendant exemplifies the refined

This pendant exemplifies the refined elegance of early Byzantine jewelry

symmetrical silhouette with subtle contouring along the sides

Symbols of military might

The textile is hand-woven from fine Ilama fibre

and attractive decorative program centered on the iconic owl of Athena

Egyptian Lapis Wedjat Eye pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Terracotta This pendant exemplifies the refinedWithout doubt, the best known of all protective amulets is the wedjat, literally 'the sound one', referring to the eye of the falcon headed Horus after it had been plucked out during one of his interminable battles with Seth and then healed by Thoth. This Horus was the celestial falcon and great creator god whose right eye was the sun and left eye the moon. It is generally supposed that the wedjat was the moon eye, which was 'injured' as it waned and