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Amulet of a falcon

Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x length: 1.9 x 1.3 cm (3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2555
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; blue-green; slight glaze; surface rough; ring at back.
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.