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Fragment of ring
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period to Saite Period, Dynas
1070–525 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2025
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionFaience; pale green; slight glaze; seated figure of Bastet surrounded by twelve seated animals; encrusted with brown.
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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)