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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Other: 12.5 x 6.8 cm (4 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1461
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBrown-colored surface; traces of glaze; much incrusted; no handles; rim nicked. Tall narrow neck with ovoid body. Vessel has "764" tagged on its side.
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.