Plaques inscribed with Eye of Horus (wedjat)
690–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. South), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBone
Dimensions3.6 x 2.6 x .5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.12208
On View
Not on viewClassificationsUnclassifiable objects
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ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South) Grave 177. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2926–2880 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
260–250 B.C.
270–260 B.C.