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Two eye of Horus (wedjat) amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 405–369 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid XXII
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Width x length: 1 x 1.4 cm (3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21-3-597a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThese travertine amulets represent the eye of the sky god Horus (wedjat).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South), Pyramid XXII. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.