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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Tomb W 816
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Other: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-602
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSmall wedjat eye, yellow, and fragments of one other yellow, and two blue wedjats, and one ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe Beg. West 816, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.