Requires Photography
Amulet of an animal
Egyptian
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Accession Number
72.2752
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World
Classifications
Faience; bright green; strong glaze; hole lengthwise.
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way