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Head of staff (?)

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Other: 1.9 x 3.5 cm (3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1242
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPersonal accessories

DescriptionStone; bluish-green; veined with white; edges nicked; hole at bottom; highly polished.
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.