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Pendant
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .019 Length: .013 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1253
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis drop-shaped pendant bead has horizontal incised markings. It is made of yellow-white alabaster with a slight polish. The ring at the top is broken.
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.