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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (5/8 x 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1120
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBoth sides of this Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet are flat and plain with a projection at the top with vertical, incised lines but no piercing for suspension. Dark gray, unpolished, finely-grained stone.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.