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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2175
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; reddish brown; finely incised lines on face; both sides flat; back plain; hole lengthwise.
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.