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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLV

Medium/Technique Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 1.2 cm (5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.407
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionTranslucent white stone; hole lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid XLV. February 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.