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Conical loaf of bread
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (?)
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bread
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 16 x 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4757c
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On display at Albany Institute of History and Art, since September 23, 2001
On display at Albany Institute of History and Art, since September 23, 2001
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionConical loaf of bread, broken off at wide end, made of coarsly ground grain, perhaps rye, with a purplish tinge due to the presence of small, reddish seeds.
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.