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Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7700, debris E of mastaba G 7760

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 0.8 x 0.3 x 0.7 cm (5/16 x 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number30-1-35
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a group of five roughly made conventionalized wedjat beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7700, debris E of mastaba G 7760. 1930: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.