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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Granite
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .022 Length: .019 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.911
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionBlack and white mottled granite; fine incised parallel lines on back; cross-ribs on lower face; traces of polish; fine condition.
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.