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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .018 Length: .009 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.3938
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionPottery; pea-green; varied color; slight glaze; back plain; incised hieroglyphics on lower face; hole lengthwise; lines 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.