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Fragment of eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Isis temple, room E

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm (11/16 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-1-167
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFragment of wedjat eye, flat plain back, design faintly incised, light blue glaze, white-paste, hand-pierced
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Egypt, Isis temple, room E, 1926 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.