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Straight sided beaker
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Black serpentine?
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10.1 x 7.9 cm (4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.573
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis conical, straight-sided beaker has a small splayed foot and wide mouth. The base is flat, and the rim is flattened and everted. The surface is polished. It is complete.
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)