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Bead
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Bone
Dimensions
Width x length: 1.2 x 4.8 cm (1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4678
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBone; irregular in shape; highly polished; 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.