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Earring
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .028 D. .006 TH.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4689
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionShell; triangular cutting; prismatic in section; one side grooved; circular.
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.