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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

690–664 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRed Paste
DimensionsLength:0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-77
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. March 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Amulet
690–653 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
Beads
712–653 B.C.
Beads
712–593 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Group shot: 23-M-640a-e
712–653 B.C.