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Amulet of Mut
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–24
1070–760 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2692
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMut, a fertility goddess, was the patroness of the city of Thebes and the consort of the god Amen-Ra. She is pictured as a woman wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. This amulet of shows the goddess standing and stepping forward, although the feet are now missing. There is a hole through the crown for suspension.
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.