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Seal amulet

2130–1980 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: .7 x 1 x 1.3 cm (1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.3830
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
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.