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Mold for an eye of Horus ( wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Ex
316–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha
Medium/Technique
Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm (15/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.45967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionMold for scarab: "From Scarab House." All of rough unglazed yellow clay: rude irregular hemispheres - with the design for the back of the scarabs sunk in the hollow of the flat side. Various designs. The color varies a good deal - yellow, red, brown. (Pottery Book description)
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nebasha. 1897: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.