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Clay figurine of a man

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery (terracotta)
Dimensions Height x width: 14.9 x 6 cm (5 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1612
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionCrudely modeled figurine of reddish clay in the shape of a kilted man, standing with arms crossed. No traces of surface treatments remain. It is worn.
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)