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Alabastron

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .164 H. .095 D.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1451
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionLight cream color; spots of red; no handles; piece broken from rim.
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.