Figure Item Number: M3.155 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Amulet figure depicting Uzait Horu, the sacred eye of Horus, inside a roughly circular shape with indented lines around the edge and a hole pierced through it from side to side. The eyebrow is glazed black, and the remainder is glazed green.
History Of Use
Probably an amulet.
Iconographic Meaning
The eye of Horus is also known as the divine eye, the mystic eye, the eyes of the dead, and the eye of Ra. The right eye is the sun, the left eye is the moon.
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Item History
- Made in Egypt
- Collected during 1890
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- M3.155
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- faience
- Manufacturing Technique
- faience work
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, width 2.7 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2308/0154