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Amulet of Bes

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2085
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; deep blue; glazed; incrusted with brown; broken at waist and lower part missing; ring at top; flat, plain back.
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.