Seal amulet with a carved shrew mouse on the back and the name of Thutmose III, "the image of Amen," inscrbied on the base
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsLength: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.2618
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSeals
Collections
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)
(Accession Date: June 28, 1872)
2130–1980 B.C.
2130–1980 B.C.
2130–1980 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.
2112–2004 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
883–612 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.