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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
623–593 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid VI, stairs
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-11-54
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionWhite carnelian wedjat bead; pierced lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid VI, stairs. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.