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Statuette of jackal
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 13.6 x 26 cm (5 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4172
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionCrouching figure; entirely covered with dull black; ears badly broken; chipped around neck.
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.