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Model food, fruit (?)
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionModel food, fruit? turquoise-blue; glazed; incrusted with brown; hole broken in surface; hollow interior.
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.