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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets

Nubian
Meroitic Period
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 311

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.6cm (3/16 x 3/16 x 1/4in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-1-371a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

Description5 small wedjat amulets, blue glaze, threading hole lengthwise













ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 311 January 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.