String of Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlue-green faience
DimensionsLength of bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Length of string: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Length of string: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2394
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7650. 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.
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750 B.C.–A.D. 339
750–250 B.C.
