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Amulet of a recumbent ram
Egyptian
Late Period– Roman Imperial Period
760 B.C.–A.D. 320
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2442
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis pale, greenish-gray faience amulet represents a recumbent, possibly mummified, ram. There is a hole through the body for suspension ring.
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.