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Ba-bird
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
332–31 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Painted wood
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 10.4 x 2.5 x 7.6 cm
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment
DescriptionWood; face and tail in cream color; dull blue headdress and wings; dull red legs; crude work.
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.