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originally in two pieces
one would think ankle greaves would be more popular among warriors
It is remarkably preserved
2001 Kintore Kiwirrkura
The result is a beautifully balanced
A large Egyptian Diorite Wedjet Amulet set as a pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Bone originally in two piecesOf fine black and white speckled diorite, the profile detail depicted only, as usual for the type, drilled longitudinally for suspension. This type of larger stone wedjet eye is often used as a funerary amulet. The wedjet eye was supposedly the eye that Seth tore from Horus during a battle over who would lead the gods. Thoth healed the injured eye, returning it to Horus as the "sound one." Wedjet eye amulets were used from the Old Kingdom through the
