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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, South of mastaba 7520 in fill

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1788
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionSmall highly conventionalized wedjat eye. Light blue. Design pierced.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, South of mastaba 7520 in fill. 1927 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.