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Ba-bird

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .12 H. .044 W. .095 Length:
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4180
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionWood; color much defaced; light cream color on tail, face and body; headdress blue; dull red on legs and claws; details in black; crude work. Human head.
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.