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Amulet of Horus or Sokar
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later
About 1070–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Length: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1332
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet of a seated falcon-headed god may represent one of a number of falcon-headed deities, most likely Horus or Sokar. Amulets like this were believed to offer protection in the afterlife. The amulet has no loop at the back for suspension, and may have been placed in a mummy's wrappingrather than worn on a string. It is made of unpolished pale green stone.
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)