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Earring
Egyptian
New Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.893
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionOne plain, single-cut, translucent carnelian earring; in good condition.
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.