Mold for a funerary amulet
Medium/TechniqueStone
DimensionsHeight x width: 7.9 x 2.8 cm (3 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.706
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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.(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1539–1075 B.C.
760–343 B.C.