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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

760–332 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSpeckled serpentine
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (13/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number27.1991
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, in debris: pit G 7450x- II. 1927 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Funerary scarab
664–332 B.C.
Group shot: clockwise from top to center: 72.2521, 72.4003, 23.852, 72.2466, 72.1281, 72.2498, …
760–332 B.C.
Amulet of a bull's head
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Amulet of a baboon
664–525 B.C.
Heart scarab
664–525 B.C
Heart scarab
664–525 B.C
Pendant beads
A.D. 30–175