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Amulet of Thoth

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1988
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; green; glazed; full-length, standing figure; hole at 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.