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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid LIX
Medium/Technique
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 x 1.1 cm (3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.966
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionQuartz; hole lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.