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Eye of Horus (wedjat) ring
Egyptian
1570–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 2.1 x 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2878
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis ring has a bright green glaze with brown incrustation. There is open work with a sacred eye (wedjat) in relief on the bezel.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.