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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7756 in debris of room I
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 0.9 cm (5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2829
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis blue faience amulet is of a small wedjat eye and is conventionalized. The wedjat eye represents Horus' left eye lost in battle and later restored magically by Hathor. The eye came to symbolize wholeness.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, pit G 7765 in radim of room I. 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.