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Statuette of woman
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom–Late Period
2061–660 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width: 9.1 x 2.5 cm (3 9/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionIvory statuette of a woman. It is carved in the round. There is some incrustation of brown in the hair. The woman is nude. She stands straight, with her arms unattached at her side. She wears an elaborate wig. The right arm is broken and mended. It is a fine specimen. The ear-rings are made of brass wire.
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)