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Hematite udjat (eye of Horus) amulets

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2 of 4 • Stone amulets from G 7652 A, room I: 29-4-267: top row: (a) four wadj (papyrus column), (b) sun disc, (c) two baboons, (d) udjat; middle row: (e) three scarabs, (n) hawk-headed scarab, (f) three udjats, (g) headrest; bottom row: (h) udjat (upper item), (i) two Isis knots, (j) heart scarab, (k) two djed, ("o") Isis (not listed in object register), (l) Neith, (m) Horus
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Stone amulets from G 7652 A, room I: 29-4-267: top row: (a) four wadj (papyrus column), (b) sun disc, (c) two baboons, (d) udjat; middle row: (e) three scarabs, (n) hawk-headed scarab, (f) three udjats, (g) headrest; bottom row: (h) udjat (upper item), (i) two Isis knots, (j) heart scarab, (k) two djed, ("o") Isis (not listed in object register), (l) Neith, (m) Horus
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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7652

Three hematite amulets, udjat eyes. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-4-267f
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7652 A, room I
  • Material
    Hematite
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53999
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_54003
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_54008
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_54009
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/4976
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/4980
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/4985
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/4986
  • Object Ownership Information
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/21/1929
  • Notes
    Object register entry for HUMFA_29-4-267 lists three hematite udjat amulets (HUMFA_29-4-267f) and one black glass udjat amulet (HUMFA_29-4-267d); JE entries (EMC_JE_53999 = EMC_SR_7/4976, EMC_JE_54003 = EMC_SR_7/4980, EMC_JE_54008 = EMC_SR_7/4985, and EMC_JE_54009 = EMC_SR_7/5986) list all four as hematite, and it is impossible to tell from photographs which matches HUMFA_29-4-267d.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7652

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery