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Eye of Horus (wedjat) bead

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 220

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Length: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2888
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionBlue faience wedjat bead, pierced lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, grave 220. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.