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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
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
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.