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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S XXX
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 0.9 x 0.4cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 3/16in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12263
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaded white and badly weathered.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South) XXX. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition March 7, 1921; assigned to the MFA by the government of The Sudan.