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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Late Old Kingdom–Roman Period
2323–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 4.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.186
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionCrude wedjat eye with hole in middle.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: January 1, 1886)