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Eye from statue

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Width x length: 1.9 x 7.3 cm (3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4461
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionRim of metal is slightly corroded. The iris is made of gray stone. Both parts of the whites of the eye are made of bone. It is in good condition.
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'sson, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)