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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.927
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Seven amulets now strung together. Eye in relief on one side only.
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru. 1919: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.