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Amulet of a falcon
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x length: 1.9 x 2.5 cm (3/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2552
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience;bright green color; dull polish; details worn; chipped on top of head. Figure of falcon.
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)