Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · amulet

Stamp Seal in the Shape of Wedjat-Eye

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Description

Steatite (glazed)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small glazed green stamp seal carved in the shape of an eye (wedjat/“Eye of Horus”), shown as a stylized profile with eyebrow and surrounding eye details.

The artifact is a compact, horizontal stamp/seal element in glossy green glaze over a dark body (likely steatite). The form is a wedjat-style eye in side/profile, with a prominent curved outline, an almond-shaped interior, and a raised eyebrow/upper lid indicated by carved ridges. The upper surface includes striped/linear incised decoration that follows the contour of the brow. The exterior is uniformly glazed and reflective, with small chips and minor loss near the lower/outer edge. No legs, human figures, or clear hieroglyph groups are visible; the surface decoration appears to belong to the eye motif rather than inscriptions.

decorative New Kingdom (ground truth) good
Deities Horus
Materials steatite (glazed)
Signs Wedjat-eye (stylized Eye of Horus)

Connections

Deities Horus
Royals Thutmose IV
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235280 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.130.209 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548472 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.