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Fragment of a statuette of a couple
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 14.3 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm (5 5/8 x 3 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.685
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThe upper portion of a statuette of a standing female with tripartite hair style, this fragment was once part of a pair statuette showing the woman with her husband. Slight traces of red and yellow paint remain. Three vertical columns of incised hieroglyphs on the back read "the Scribe in the Place of Truth, Ramose."
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)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)