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Bracelet with eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Harsiyotef
404–396 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 13

Medium/Technique Gold, quartz
Dimensions Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.325
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DescriptionBracelet. Gold wire with sacred eye amulet of quartz crystal.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 13 (tomb of Harsiyotef). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

(Accession date: March 1, 1920)