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Jewelry element: faience udjat (eye of Horus) beads

Seventy small faience highly conventionalized udjat eye [beads], probably part of necklace; green glaze, pierced design. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-4-123
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Debris on top of mastaba G 7775
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: .5 - .7 cm Length: .5 - .7 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 28.1431
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/20/1928
  • Remarks
    Nineteen of seventy udjat beads accessioned as MFA 28.1431
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7775

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery