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Long-necked flask with foot
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Black serpentine
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6.3 x 5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.570
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis elegant, though damaged vessel has a globular body, short foot and elongated, flaring neck. The stone is well polished. There is a large fragment broken from the neck and the rim is chipped.
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)