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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of unknown ruler
743–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid 134
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 3.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThree complete and fragment of fourth, details on both sides of all. On the largest, the eyebrow, the iris and the curved line below are painted black.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South) Pyramid 134. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.