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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Late Old Kingdom–Roman Period
2323–30 B.C.

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2179
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; bright blue; wedjat eye with purple on eye-brow and pupil; glazed; hole lengthwise; back flat and plain.
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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)