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Fragment of dish

Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 5.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1458
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionFine gray-white glaze; relief of horse or deer in relief, surrounded by circles and dots.
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.