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Isis knot (tyet) amulet
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Other: 1.2 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4375
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionWood; gilded over a white priming; clumsy work; hole at back; incrusted with brown. Kot of Isis.
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.