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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.100 B.C.–A.D. 300
2061–1640 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
16th century B.C.