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Hanging-bowl

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 15 cm (1 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1441
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionLight grayish-brown; irregular incised decoration on shoulder; four pierced holes near rim; good condition. Pot has "810" written on it.
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.