Amulet of an animal's head
Egyptian
Dimensions
Length: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Accession Number
72.2639
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World
Classifications
Faience; pale green; no glaze; lines worn; incrusted with brown; hole at back of head; lower face flat with incised hieroglyphics.
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