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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 0.7 x 0.9 cm (1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1158
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet has incised details on both sides. Two holes bored lengthwise. Carnelian(?).
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.