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On View In:
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Artist:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Udjat Eye of Aah
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Date:
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1297-1185 B.C.
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Medium:
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Faience and semi-precious stones
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Dimensions:
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1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Adornment
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Physical Description:
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Horus eye Blue; inlays of red jasper, lapis lazuli, obsidian and alabaster, or of glass imitating these stone on one side only; reverse plain; one ring or edge for suspension; represents the left eye, the eye of the sun god Ra
Udjat: Eye of Horus (Eye of Aah); blue faience with inlays of red jasper, lapis lazuli, obsidian and alabaster
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Egypt
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Accession #:
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16.279
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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