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Uraeus with white crown
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4442
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ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze uraeus with the white crown of upper Egypt. There are six depressed panels on front, in three of which the inlay remains. There is a spike in the end.
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)