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Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulet

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, street G 7200, G 7141, G 7130-7140, G 7150, G 7050, G 7000 SW 36, G 7522, Isis Temple, G 7060, G 7000 SW 8, G 7152, G 7522, G 7070, G 7130-7140, G 7000 SW 26, avenue G 3, G 7135 (formerly G 7140 Z), avenue G 4

Large faience udjat eye amulet; blue glaze, [iris] and [eye]brow black, incised and openwork design same on both sides, bored. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-3-151
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7140 Z [= G 7135], pit debris
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.959
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/21/1926
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7135

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 34.