Eye of Horus (wedjat) and cowrie beads
712–698 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for Labelel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience, cowrie shell (Monetaria moneta)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.2867
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 210. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
712–698 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
250 B.C.–170 B.C.
712–593 B.C.
712–690 B.C.
664–542B.C.
743–542 B.C.
18th–19th century