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Gaming piece
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionFaience gaming piece; shaft broken; traces of blue-green glaze; edges broken.
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.