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Amulet of a head

2350–2170 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number35.1501
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1935: with Mrs. Adelaide Hammond; 1935: purchased by the MFA from Mrs. Adelaide Hammond.*
(Accession date: October 3, 1935)

*Fourteen amulets, 35.1496-35.1509, were purchased as a group for $50.