This amulet in the shape of an udjat eye is unusually large. Between the eye paint line and the curl is the figure of a bull with a uraeus between its horns. This is possibly a depiction of Apis.
Present location |
PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM |
Inventory number |
4543 |
Dating |
ROMAN PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
AMULET |
Material |
FAIENCE; GLAZE |
Technique |
FAYENCE; GLAZED |
Height |
11.2 cm |
Width |
15.2 cm |
Depth |
2 cm |