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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, eggshell
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 0.6 x 2.9 cm (15/16 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number25.2879
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7000 SW, Pit VIII. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Group Shot: 24-3-434a, 24-3-434b, 24-3-434c, 24-3-434d, 24-3-434e, 24-3-434f, 24-3-434g, 24-3-4…
1550–1070 B.C.
743–542 B.C.
712–653 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.