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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

2350–2170 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsLength x width x depth: 1.9 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm (3/4 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number35.1496
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1935: with Mrs. Adelaide Hammond; 1935: purchased by the MFA from Mrs. Adelaide Hammond.*
(Accession date: October 3, 1935)

*Fourteen amulets, 35.1496-35.1509, were purchased as a group for $50.
Group shot: 35.1496-35.1509
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
2350–2170 B.C.