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Fragment of bas-relief
Egyptian
New Kingdom, reign of Seti I
1294–1279 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Painted limestone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .086 H. .063 Length:
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.658
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionFrom a wall; light-colored, fine-texture limestone; traces of hieroglyphics in relief painted in green, red and black.
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.