Skip to main content

Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets

690–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
Dimensions0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-291
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 634, March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Frog amulet
760–332 B.C.
Amulet of a bull's head
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Amulet of a baboon
664–525 B.C.
Heart scarab
664–525 B.C
Heart scarab
664–525 B.C
Pendant beads
A.D. 30–175
593–510 B.C.
185–50 B.C.
593–510 B.C.