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Plaquette with eye of Horus
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru
Medium/Technique
Green glass
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 x 1.2 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.934
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionOpaque green glass. Rectangular. Hieroglyphic inscription on one face; relief eye on other.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (tomb of an unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: April 1, 1924)
(Accession Date: April 1, 1924)