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Isis knot (tyet) amulet

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 1.6 cm (7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4526
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

Descriptiondull brown red; well modeled and glazed.
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.