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Oval gem with Harpocrates

2nd – 1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsLength x width: 6 x 6 mm (1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.850
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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.