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Basket with food remains
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Reeds
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4754
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionWoven rush-work; broad and shallow; remains of food inside. Goes with 72.4752.
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)