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Bag-shaped jar
Egyptian
Late Old Kingdom to First Intermediate Period, D
2465–1991 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone?
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.7 x 3.1 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.565
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe base is flat, and the rim is flattened and everted. The proportions are not completely symmetrical. The rim thickness varies slightly. It has a rough surface. The surface coloration is somewhat uneven. The rim is chipped. It is complete.
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)