Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulet
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, avenue G 0, avenue G 2, street G 7200, G 7130-7140, street G 7100, G 7310-7320, G 7110-7120, avenue G 1, G 7101, G 7210-7220
Rectangular faience [udjat eye amulet]; light green glaze, bored for suspension through length and pierced with four holes.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-12-308
- Alternate IDs
- 24-12-308; HUMFA_24-12-308
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Period
- Old Kingdom, end of Dynasty 4
- Entry Date
- 12/13/1924
- Title
- Faience udjat (eye of Horus) amulet
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Width: 1.525 cm Length: 1.75 cm Thickness: .35 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 7130-7140: pit G 7130 A
- Bibliography
- Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 19.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
