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Alabastron
Egyptian
Late Period to Roman Imperial Period
about 688 B.C.–A.D. 337
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6.6 x 2.2 cm (2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis alabastron is now in two fragments and is incomplete (the upper part is missing). It has a rounded base. There are small handles on the body and two attachments for hanging.
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)