Bracelet of Shoshenq II

One of a pair of bracelets found on Shoshenq II’s body with representations of the Wadjet eye upon a basket. The eyes are depictions of the eyes of the god Horus with the right equated with the sun and the left equated with the moon. By wearing these bracelets the king would be protected and guided by the god into eternity.

From Tanis. Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and white faience. Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, ca. 887-885 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 72184B.