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Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7940 B, debris of Room II

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 0.5 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (3/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number30-12-119
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a group of forty-six small wedjat beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, from Pit G 7940B, Room II, in debris. 1930: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.