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Fragment of phallic boy
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 (including base) x 2 x 3.5 cm (3/4 x 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4052
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFaience. Pale blue green, no glaze, much worn and incrusted. Head and feet broken off and missing, badly chipped.
ProvenanceGift of C. Granville Way, June 28, 1872. By 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. Hay Collection.