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Faience udjat eye amulet, rectangular plaque; light blue glaze, udjat eye on one side, wadj (papyrus column) on other; good condition. [07-2-66]

Details

ID
MFAB_11.1049
Alternate IDs
MFAB_11.1049; 11.1049
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
Period
Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
Entry Date
30 B.C. – A.D. 364
Title
Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulet
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27 / Lot c)
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 260.
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 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.

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