The Eye of Horus, the falcon god. The myth had it that the god Seth, who rivaled with Horus for the crown of Egypt, destroyed the eye, which was restored by Thoth. It is hence a symbol of regeneration, recovery, and good health.
Cat. 1145
Faience
3 cm x 2.5 cm x 1 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1882
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 / Showcase 01
Fabretti, Ariodante-Rossi, Francesco-Lanzone, Ridolfo Vittorio, Regio Museo di Torino. Antichità Egizie (Cat. gen. dei musei di antichità e degli ogg. d’arte raccolti nelle gallerie e biblioteche del regno 1. Piemonte), vol. I, Torino 1882, p. 87.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca
SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere
Autore=Fabretti, Ariodante-Rossi, Francesco-Lanzone, Ridolfo Vittorio
Titolo=Regio Museo di Torino. Antichità Egizie
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Collana=Cat. gen. dei musei di antichità e degli ogg. d’arte raccolti nelle gallerie e biblioteche del regno
Opera=1. Piemonte
Luogo=vol. I, Torino
Anno=1882
Menzionato=p. 87
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