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Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulet

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure pyramid temple

Faience udjat eye amulet; dark red glaze, plain surface, crude work, hole lengthwise. [07-2-140]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1115
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J2 = sloping corridor 28)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height x Width: 0.9 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907. 07-2-140: four faience udjat amulets recorded in publication, four appear in photo C408.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 21.