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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid LIX
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 x 1.3 cm (3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.970
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionQuartz; hole through lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Feb. 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.