# Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Amulet

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE)
- Medium: Faience
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.7 × 0.5 cm (11/16 × 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/140839)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f1dd54e2-f18b-fb0f-93f9-971d695b3630/full/843,/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Referred to as wedjat, these amulets represent a human eye enhanced or combined with the characteristic markings of a falcon, and refer to the god Horus. Made in many variations for over 3,000 years, they convey wholeness and health.

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