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Uraeus statuette
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Width x length: 6 x 23.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4222
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionUraeus statuette of light brown wood with pitchy black residue (possibly bitumen) on front. A sun disk is on the head, and it retains traces of red-orange pigment. It is schematically rendered. The lower end is cut for insertion into socket. Possibly originally part of a frieze.
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)