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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
760–332 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–396 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
A.D. 30–175
185–50 B.C.
593–510 B.C.