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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Pyramid 15
Medium/Technique
Lapis, green stone, jasper
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.354
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
Description
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid 15 (tomb of Shabaka). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.