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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 1.0 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.357
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThese beads, in the form of wedjat-eyes, have widthwise borings. Found in the tomb of King Shabaqa, they are probably part of a necklace and were complemented by two additional eyes of silver. (Sudan catalogue)
Body. Sacred eyes - single. Five of sheet gold, hollow, with details in relief, and with longitudinal hole for stringing. Two of silver exactly like the gold ones. (Card)
Body. Sacred eyes - single. Five of sheet gold, hollow, with details in relief, and with longitudinal hole for stringing. Two of silver exactly like the gold ones. (Card)
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Tomb 15, in robber's debris of Chambers A and B. March, 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.