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Amulet of Horus
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Length: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4720
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionIvory; seated figure; seat missing; polished surface; ring at back of neck; fine condition.
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.