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Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulets

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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7510, street G 7500, G 7430-7440, G 7634, G 7637, G 7511, G 7639, G 7632, G 7631, avenue G 2

Two faience udjat eye amulets (cf. 24-11-211); one green glazed with fragment of thread in hole, other dull green and unglazed; one broken. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-2-812
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Street G 7500
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: first amulet: .6 cm; second amulet: .8 cm Length: first amulet: 1 cm; second amulet: .8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.2433
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/19/1925
  • Remarks
    One of two udjat amulets accessioned as MFA 25.2433 (broken amulet).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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