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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets

570–526 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, mottled stone, steatite, hematite
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2652
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) Room 5. 1929 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.