Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Medium/TechniqueQuartz
DimensionsOverall: 1.6 x 2.4 cm (5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1152
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
2465–2323 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.