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Pilgrim flask
Egyptian
New Kingdom to Roman Period
1550 B.C.–A.D. 337
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 12 x 9.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.543
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionA shape known as a "pilgrim flask" because it resembled the canteens carried by later religious pilgrims, this vessel originally had two small handles that are now broken off and missing. The rim is plain, and the base is rounded. It is adorned with a looped and knotted cord pattern in low relief. It is heavily restored.
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)