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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 2.4 cm (11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1126
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet has incised details sculpted into a convex face, the back side is flat and plain. It is pierced lengthwise for suspension. Very finely-crafted, highly-polished, translucent carnelian with black incrustrations.
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.