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Amulet of Harpokrates
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2728
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; pale green-blue; slight glaze; line dull; back flat, ring at top; incrusted with gray.
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.