Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
698–690 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueMalachite (?)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.355
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Pyramid XV, Tomb of Shabaka:Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
743–712 B.C.
664–525 B.C
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2nd century A.D.
19th century
late 18th century
17th century