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Seal amulet with a carved bolti fish on the back and a base inscribed for the god, Amen-Re, flanked by neb signs
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Height x width: 1.1 x 0.8 cm (7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionBright green; slight glaze; fish modeled in relief on convex back; lower face flat with incised hieroglyphics; hole lengthwise.
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.