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Heart (ib) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.858
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis heart (ib) amulet has crude markings on the front. The back is flat and plain. There is a loop at the top for suspension. Opaque, brick-red jasper.
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.