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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
Bead
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Amulet of bird
664–525 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Beads
750–250 B.C.
Bead
750–250 B.C.