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Amulet of a phallic boy

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width: 2.5 x 1.9 cm (1 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4059
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionPale blue; color uniform; no glaze; surface rough; encrusted with brown; rude modeling. Figure of phallic boy.
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)