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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets

Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height:2.75 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-71
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFour blue wedjat eyes, face molded, back plain.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.