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Michael Beech collection until 2020
Provenance: Private Texas collection
with prominent almond-shaped eyes and parted lips
was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee
Dimensions: Pendant Width: 3/4 inch (2 cm)
An Egyptian Limestone Relief fragment with Wedjet Eye and Anubis, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1540 - 1292 BCE Medium - Bone Michael Beech collection until 2020A finely carved limestone relief fragment originally forming the left portion of a door lintel, identifiable by the projecting lip along the upper edge. Executed in crisp sunken relief, the composition is read left to right and centers on protective funerary imagery associated with the necropolis. At the right appears the sacred Wedjat eye (Eye of Horus), an enduring symbol of healing, restoration, and divine protection. Its placement on architectural