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Pendant
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 1.6 cm (7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2960
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis pendant is conical in shape and is bored only at the wide end. It is a brillant turquoise blue color and is highly polished and in perfect condition.
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.