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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), El-Kurru
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.628
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Single eye in relief; back plain. Two suspension rings at top. Broken and mended, small pieces missing. (Found in two pieces - 11/03).
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 1919: 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.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)