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Amulet of a triad of gods

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2570
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; pale blue-green; glazed; composite; Ptah, Horus and Kneph; ring at back of head.
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.