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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 30 (?)
380–332 B.C.
Dimensions
Other: 2.4 x 1.7 cm (15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number85.562
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionLight green and brown, slightly glazed. Lines on both sides; bored horizontally.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)