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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.