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Eye of Horus (wedjat) pectoral
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 52
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 7.8 x 8.5 x .6 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.679
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pectorals
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Large single eye; in relief above, small eye is flanked by two winged serpents; below, winged uraeus and small seated hawk-headed human figure. On reverse, incised lion, uraeus, and indeterminate figure. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)