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Earring or hair ring
Egyptian
New Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Overall: 2.6 x 1.1 cm (1 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.873
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionOne brick-red; uniform color; polished; braided ridge; single cut.
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)