Heart scarab of Paser
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsLength x width: 2.8 x 4.4 cm (1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.980
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
1349–1336 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1426–1400 B.C.
1390–1353 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about 1700–1552 B.C.
760 B.C.–A.D. 364
1991–1783 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
1539–1295/1292 B.C.