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Scarab

Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .011 Length: .009 W.
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.3261
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
Restricted: For reference only
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