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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1143
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet has incised details on the front. The back is flat and plain. The projection at the top is broken off. Brown to almost black stone with uniform color, polished.
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.