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Fragment with peg

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.1 x 6.4 cm (6 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4992
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular fragment of wood, rough and irregular; traces of coating. Peg running the width of the fragment is in place in its hole. The peg is similar in size to those found in coffins and other large wooden items.
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.