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Unidentified amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 0.7 x 1.3 cm (1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.840
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis unidentified amulet has a curved, incised line on the top, the back is flat and plain. It is pierced at the top for suspension. 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.