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Model shouldered jar with flaring neck
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–6
2465–2150 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.9 x 4.1 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.489
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionMuch blackened and defaced, worn around rim and at foot.
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)