Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueFrit
Dimensions1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-218
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477, March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1550–1295 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1539–1075 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
664–525 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
A.D. 20–90