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Faience ujdat eye amulet, rectangular plaque; light blue glaze, incised details; good condition. [07-2-116]

Details

ID
MFAB_11.976
Alternate IDs
MFAB_11.976; 11.976
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
Height x Width: 0.9 x 1 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27, between pillar 6 and wall)
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 261.
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.

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