The Eye of Horus was often interchangeable with other symbols, including the Eye of Ra. As the sun god, Ra reflected power in Egypt, the sun being exceptionally intense in this desert land.

A wedjat amulet with the Eye of Horus on it. This amulet was created sometime between circa 1070 and 664 B.C. and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. | Credit: Purchase ...

A heavily lined eye of the falcon god Horus, also called the ‘Eye of Ra’, was said to have healing and protective powers in ancient Egypt. We describe a patient who developed the eye of Horus ...

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Sumerians used abnormally large ... And one of the most famous of all Egyptian symbols is the Eye of Horus. This motif is actually a hybrid of a human and falcon ...

Wedjat amulet featuring the Eye of Horus, dating between 1070 and 664 BCE, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926; The Met; CC0 1.0 Universal The ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

A human skull explodes into pieces on a wall at Cranbrook Art Museum. In the center of ... it steals the show in both presentation and concept. The Eye of Horus includes some of Durden’s ...

He said: "This is the Eye of Horus on Mars. The writing is clear, if you seen enough Egyptian hieroglyphs, you will know right off, this is a type of writing through drawings. "I don't imagine ...