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Cup
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 2.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4234
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionCosmetic container with duck head handle. Lid missing. Dull gray-brown; fine-grained; smooth and polished; round bottom; handle with hole through; cracked.
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.