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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 2.3 x 1 cm (5/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1106
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis eye of Horus (wedjat) eye amulet is convex and undecorated on both sides. It is bored lengthwise for suspension. Polished mottled pea-green stone.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.