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Amulet of an ibis
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length (tip of beak to tail): 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2477
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; robin's egg blue; glazed; encrusted with brown; Ibis with ring on back.
ProvenanceBy 1836, Robert Hay (b. 1799 - d. 1863), Nunraw and Linplum, Scotland; by inheritance to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay (b. 1840 - d. 1928), Linplum, Scotland. Rollin and Feuardent, London; 1868, sold by Rollin and Feuardent to Samuel A. Way (b. 1816 -d. 1872), Boston; by descent to his son, Charles Granville Way (b. 1841 - d. 1912), Boston; 1872, gift of Granville Way to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 28, 1872)