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Fragment of a Staff

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .53 Length:
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4806
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPersonal accessories

DescriptionFragment of a staff made from dark-brown wood. The top of the fragment is worked to attached a separate knob/finial with an incised line belowt. In the middle of the shaft are three light rings, perhaps indicating binding of some sort. The bottom of the stick is broken and not preserved.
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.