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Amulet of feathers headdress

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 1.3 cm (5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2760
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; deep blue; glazed; two feathers of truth and sun; back flat and plain; ring at top broken off.
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.