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Amulet of Bastet
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 26
1070–525 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; light green; strong glaze; seated figure of Bastet; broken and mended at waist; feet missing; mid-section of figure's right arm is broken off; figure's left arm broken off at elbow; openwork decoration on seat; suspension ring on 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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)