A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture

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the presence of eleven phalloi makes a determined statement calculated to provide religious and curative powers to the vessels contents

They were established in civic cemeteries or necropoleis to identify and honor the deceased

The invocation of Osiris and the emphasis on agency over the heart reflect core theological concerns surrounding judgment and rebirth

A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et CultureThis tiny yet striking eye bead belongs to a rare group of 18th Dynasty glass ornaments that drew particular interest from Flinders Petrie, who closely studied ancient Egyptian glass production. Although Petrie recovered a substantial quantity of glass from his excavations, fewer than nine percent were the distinctive miniature eye beads. Their rarity and consistent iconography make them an especially compelling category of personal adornment. The