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Long-necked flask
Egyptian
New Kingdom, mid to late Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7 x 5 cm (2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.571
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis highly polished black stone vessel has a globular body, a short, slender foot and an elongated, flaring neck.
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 s.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)