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Headrest amulet

305–200 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueHematite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 2 x 1.1 x 3 cm (13/16 x 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession number1976.128
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1897: F.G. Hilton Price collection, London (A Catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the possession of F.G. Hilton Price, London: Bernard Quartich, 1897); by 1976: with Charles D. Kelekian, New York; purchased by the MFA from Charles D.Kelekian April 14, 1976
Headrest amulet
760–332 B.C.
Hematite scarab
2323–2150 B.C.
Amulet of Taweret
380–332 B.C.
Headrest amulet
1070–332 B.C.
String of barrel beads
2061–1783 B.C.
Scarab
650–600 B.C.
Amulet of Taweret
650–600 B.C.
Amulet
2465–2323 B.C.
Beads
760–332 B.C.