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Model female figure
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession NumberRES.72.115
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ClassificationsModels
DescriptionWooden model female figure. She is squatting. She wears a white gessoed dress with a strap over the left shoulder. She wears a black wig. The face is battered. Her eyes are outlined in black. The arms are broken, but stumps extend outward. There is a flat base. The wood is decayed and cracked. It is light weight.
Paper sticker "478".
Paper sticker "478".
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)