Egypt
This gold amuletic pendant represents the Egyptian deity Thoth, holding a plaque of the Wedjat eye, or eye of Horus, a symbol for protection and good health. Thoth presides over the judgement of the dead.
Earliest Rothschild collector probably: Baron Edmond de Rothschild; b.1845, d.1934
Credit: Waddesdon (Rothschild Family)
c 1069 BC-945 BC
Gold or electrum
147.2018.2
Image and text © Waddesdon Manor, 2019
Where you'll find this
Waddesdon Manor
Permanent collection