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Amulet of Anubis
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Place of Origin: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1598
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBrilliant blue-green glaze; couchant figure of jackal, (Anubis), with one ear broken.
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.