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Egyptian

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .021 Length: .015 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.3996
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionPottery; rectangular; dark brown; no glaze; incised inscription on both sides; hole lengthwise; lines very much worn; rude work.
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.