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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 4.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1514
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionPale red, with traces of white priming; no ornamentation; without handle; rough work and heavy.
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.