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Reclining male figure

Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Height x Length: 3.1 x 3.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.730
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionReclining male figure made of light-colored, soft stone. His head is turned to the right. It is broken through middle and mended. The left end missing.
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)