Fragments of faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulets
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7300, G 7430-7440, G 7450, street G 7400
Fragment of large roughly made faience udjat eye amulet; blue (?) glaze, [iris] and eyebrow black // fragment of large faience udjat eye amulet; light tan paste, faded blue glaze, design on one side only.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-3-701
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_27-3-701; 27-3-701
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 03/21/1927
- Title
- Fragments of faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulets
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Width: first item: 2.4 cm Length: first item: 4.2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris on top of mastaba G 7450
- Remarks
- One udjat amulet fragment accessioned as MFA 27.1816
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified