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Jar stand
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.8 x 4.1 cm (1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.544
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionIt has a concave shape flaring near the base. The stone is light gray and unpolished. The upper and lower edges are chipped. It is cracked.
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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)