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Pectoral amulet of Qebesenuef

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Other: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2998
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionPottery; mottled greenish blue; slight glaze; full-length, standing figure; profile to left; back flat and plain; two holes.
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.