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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

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

Medium/Technique Obsidian (?)
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 1.2 cm (3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.676
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionObsidian (?); hole lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Feb. 1918: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.