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   ocr: WADJET EYE NECKLACE This ancient Egyptian pendant, crafted sometime between 1336 and 1327BC, was found in King lutankhamun's tomb. The prominent feature is the wadjet eye, which symbolizes the all-seeing eye ofHorus, the falcon-headed sky god. The Egyptians believed that the sky was a falcon soaring above the land, and that the sun and moon were the falcon's two eyes. The wadjet eye was believed to provide protection. SEE ALSO