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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris Mastaba G 7798
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x thickness x length: 1.9 x 0.4 x 2.2 cm (3/4 x 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31.1825
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis faience amulet is of a wedjat eye and has a faded blue glaze. The wedjat eye represents Horus' left eye lost in battle and later restored magically by Hathor. The eye came to symbolize wholeness.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, debris Mastaba G 7798. January 1931 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.