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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 8.6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1462
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionDark reddish-colored ground; brown below; one handle at neck; good condition. Tag attached to side of pot reads, "778."
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.