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Model Column
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.5 x 17.4 cm (1 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4245
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionShaped at top like lotiform capital; octagonal shaft; five rings cut below top; painted dark red.
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.