Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2190
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; greenish-gray; no glaze; incised details on face; back flat and plain; hole lengthwise.
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.