Amulet of Bastet

Faience; blue-green; traces of glaze; worn and incrusted; seated figure in profile to right; back flat and plain; ring at top.

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

Amulet of Bastet

  • Egyptian
Dimensions
Height x width: 2.5 x 1.6 cm (1 x 5/8 in.)
Medium or Technique
Faience
Classification
Jewelry / Adornment
Accession Number
72.2724
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