Wedjat Eye Incision Plaque

Wedjat Eye Incision Plaque

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Found over the abdominal incision through which Gautsoshen’s viscera were removed (then replaced after being mummified), this plaque is incised with a wedjat, the healed eye of Horus. It thus embodies healing, as well as protection and regeneration.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.