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Cylinder seal amulet

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Glass
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4557
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionGlass; pale gray-blue; color uniform; translucent; piece broken out of one end; incised decoration on surface; hole lengthwise.
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.