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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, In debris south of Mastaba G 7520
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 2.9 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1789
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionWedjat eye, parts broken off and missing. Highly conventionalized. Color - gray? Paste - brown?
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, in radim south of Mastaba G 7520. 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.