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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, South of Mastaba 7520, in fill

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.2 x 2.1 cm (1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1785
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionWedjat eye, highly conventionalized, blue-design, one side only.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Egypt, South of Mastaba 7520, in fill, 1927 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.