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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7400, in debris

Medium/Technique Glazed faience
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 1.1 cm (3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1794
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionSmall highly conventionalized wedjat eye, color is blue, pierced design.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7400, in radim. 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.