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27 mm / 1 1/8" wide
18 mm / 5/8" high
3 mm / 1/8" deep

Authentic Egyptian fience amulet, in excellent condition from 600 - 300 BC. A certificate of authenticity is included.

All other materials in necklace are made from new materials including lapis, hand made sterling silver beads, the two end beads have copper accents and there are some smaller hand made brass spacer beads. The tube beads are a variety of semi-precious gemstones that include carnelian, aventurine, jasper, jade, amethyst, quartz, onyx, and a few I'm not sure of. The larger faceted end stone is citrine. The clasp is handmade sterling silver with an amethyst cabachon. You can adjust the length of the necklace.

The ancient Egyptian Eye of Horus, also called the wedjat ('Whole One'), is a powerful symbol of protection and was thought to have magical powers. It was believed to have a special healing power and is also considered to confer wisdom, health and prosperity. Horus was one of the most important Egyptian gods, a sun-god represented as a falcon or with the head of a hawk, whose right eye was the sun and whose left eye was the moon. He was the son of Osiris, god of the underworld and Isis the mother goddess. Osiris was slain by his own brother, the evil Set (jackal-headed god of night), and Horus fought Set to avenge his father's death, winning the battle but losing an eye in the process. The eye was restored by the magic of the god of wisdom and the moon, Thoth, and this allowed Horus to grant Osiris rebirth in the underworld. The Eye of Horus symbol was used in funerary rites and decoration, as instructed in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. After 1200 BC, it was also used by the Egyptians to represent fractions, based on repeated division by two.

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