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Jewelry mold in form of eye of Horus (wedjat)

1349–1336 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueClay
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 5.2 x 1.6 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number27.1638
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, debris on top of mastaba G 7340. 1927 excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Spindle whorl
5th millennium B.C.
Net-weight
late 7th–mid 1st century B.C.
11th–14th century
11th–14th century
RESTRICTED: For reference only
about 2500–100 B.C.
RESTRICTED: For reference only
about 2500–100 B.C.