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Female figure on bed
Egyptian
late Old Kingdom-Middle Kingdom
2465–1640 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x width: 14.6 x 3.1 cm (5 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1616
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionNude female figure on bed made of light brown clay. She wears elaborate head-gear. It is broken into three pieces.
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)