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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Malachite (?)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionAssociated with accession number 21.354. Green wedjat eye, some 131 pieces listed on card or in Field Books under 19-3-165 to 19-3-171.
Accession card reads: "Body. Sacred eye, single. 131 of amazonite, lapis, malachite (?), jasper, etc. Remainder of group from Ku XV listed under 21.354."
Accession card reads: "Body. Sacred eye, single. 131 of amazonite, lapis, malachite (?), jasper, etc. Remainder of group from Ku XV listed under 21.354."
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Pyramid XV, Tomb of Shabaka:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.