  
Also know as the UDJAT (meaning eye), it was the eye of the falcon-god Horus, son of the goddess Isis. The Egyptian pharoah was thought to be the god Horus incarnate. The circuler amulet, known as the 'shen,' was supposed to represent the sun's orbit. The shen was used in the ancient hieroglyphic language as a symbol for eternity. A symbol of perfection and well-being, it was a powerful amulet worn for protection against evil in ancient Egypt.
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