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Amulet of the Apis bull
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length x height: 2.5 x 1.6 cm (1 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.3017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience;Amulet of Apis, light blue; glazed; bull partly molded and partly marked with incised lines; head missing; back flat and plain.
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.