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Ankh-sign

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26–31
664–332 B.C.

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 14.9 cm (3 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4289
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentMummy trappings

DescriptionFrom a coffin or cartonnage. Would have been held in a hand. Ornamented with bands of dull red and green; much defaced and slightly glazed; broken and mended.
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.