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Amulet of a falcon-headed god
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1928
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionA number of Egyptian gods are portrayed as falcon-headed humans, making it difficult to identify those without distinguishing crowns. Tsis example is made of purple-gray faience with no surviving glaze. The standng figure now has the lower part of the legs and feet broken off. In addition, the left arm is broken off at the elbow. There is an incised hieroglyphic text on the back.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)