Egyptian Amulet
" Egyptian Faience ":
The Eye of Horus
" Wedjat Eye "
 
Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health.
 
Late Period
From the 26th Saite Dynasty ( 664 BC ) to the conquest of Alexander the Great, 332 BC.
 
- The Eye of Horus 
The Eye of Horus, wedjat eye or udjat eye is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection. It derives from the mythical conflict between the god Horus with his rival Set, in which Set tore out or destroyed one or both of Horus's eyes and the eye was subsequently healed or returned to Horus with the assistance of another deity, such as Thoth. Horus subsequently offered the eye to his deceased father Osiris, and its revivifying power sustained Osiris in the afterlife. The Eye of Horus was thus equated with funerary offerings, as well as with all the offerings given to deities in temple ritual. It could also represent other concepts, such as the moon, whose waxing and waning was likened to the injury and restoration of the eye.