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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 77625, resting on top of large, wooden ant
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29-12-240a2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionOne Wedjat eye, stained from contact with silver; a bead was formerly stuck to this object.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G 7762 shaft S, resting on top of large, wooden anthropoid coffin from below head, small body. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.