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The sun on the horizon (akhet) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 1.9 x 1.6 cm (3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2540
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; light blue; glazed; same on both sides; ring at top.
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.