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Also known as the Eye of Horus or Wedjat, the Udjat eye was seen by the Ancient Egyptians as a symbol of protection, royal power and good health. Make your own with our Udjat fuse bead design. Start with a small square pegboard and brown, black, blue and white beads.
Ancient Egyptians prized the scarab beetle as a symbol of the circle of life, and many amulets in its shape have been found. We have a scarab fuse bead design to print and make here.
Expand your studies of Ancient Egypt by having a go at this Ankh fuse bead design. The ankh is the most well-known of all Egyptian hieroglyphs and it meaning was “life”.
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche was an oval with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name - rather like a name plate! They were found attached to coffins and also on the jewellery of pharaohs.
