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Multiple eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm (3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1105
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionThis multiple wedjat eye amulet is in the shape of a scaraboid. There are elaborate detailed carvings of four Eyes of Horus (wedjats) on the convex upper face. The lower face is flat with one Eye of Horus (wedjat) carved in relief on a sunken panel. It is bored lengthwise. The piece is in good condition. Unpolished, gray, chalky-white 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.