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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Other: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1432
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionWedjat eye; Incomplete. One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua. Cut from sheet electrum, with suspention hook in back, incised details.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. S. 85, pyramid of Princess Mernua. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.