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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, debris east of GI-C

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions 1.6 x 1.8 cm (5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-1-298
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis is one wedjat eye amulet. It is pierced lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, surface debris east of GI-C, south of Room R of Isis Temple. 1926: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition