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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 1.4 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1136
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet has incised details on the face, the back is flat and plain. The projection at the top has incised ridges but is not pierced for suspension. The eyebrow is chipped. Black-and-white, mottled stone, light in tone.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.