
Wedjat eye with granulation and decorative wire ornament
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
This amuletic wedjat eye is a hollow construction beautifully decorated with vegetal ornament - rosettes, garlands, leaves, and tendrils. The ornament is created with granulation and various types of decorative wires. Three loops at the top would permit the wedjat to be suspended. The deformation of the left hand loop, in particular, suggests that this jewel saw a lot of use.
Egyptian Art
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.