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Fragment of an unidentified amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (5/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.839
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis unidentified amulet fragment has Incised details on the front, the back is plain. It is pierced at the top for suspension with original string remaining in the hole. Translucent carnelian.
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.