Amulet of Bes
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueRed jasper
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm (7/8 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.872
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
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