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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 30 (?)
380–332 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, San-el-Hagar

Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.3 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number85.560
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionBluish green and purple unglazed.
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)