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Mosaic plaque: Udjat eye,
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Hellenistic to Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1952-49
Information
Title
Mosaic plaque: Udjat eye
Dates
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Medium
Opaque white, red, turquoise and black/purple glass, on translucent blue ground
Dimensions
0.9 x 1.0 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1952-49
Description
Left Udjat, or eye of Horus, symbol of protection, royal power, and good health, placed on a dark blue ground. White eyeball with blue pupil, outlined in black; blue eyelashes in opaque white ground; black eyebrow. A red triangular “teardrop” projection is outlined in black, as is a larger, turquoise projection at the rear. The entire motif is set within a thin layer of yellow glass, which in turn is set within a dark blue layer.
Materials
Acquired by Robert Garrett at an unknown date from an unknown source; purchased by the Museum in 1951 from the Kende Galleries sale of the Garrett collection.
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Egyptian, Greek & Roman antiquities: pottery, bronzes, sculputres, necklaces, iridescent glass, a gold victory wreath; Mexican & Central American pre-Columbian art; Japanese ivory carvings; Chinese jade; European ivories & objets d'art; bronze groups, (New York: Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, 1951).
, cat. no. 64 - Anastassios Antonaras, Fire and Sand: Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2012), cat. no. 504 (illus.)
