Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
743–643 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Begarawiya West, Sudan (Nubia)
Medium/TechniqueAmazon stone
Dimensions0.68 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-M-576
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West 801, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
A.D. 62–85
623–568 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
2061–1784 B.C.
6th–4th century B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
380–332 B.C.
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.