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Seated female statuette
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)
Medium/Technique
Marble (?)
Dimensions
Height x width x thickness: 7 x 2.2 x 3.8 cm (2 3/4 x 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.736
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeated female statuette made of plain white marble(?). The lines are somewhat worn. Her hands rest on her lap. There is a hole in top of the head. No color or hieroglyphics remain. Chipped on the statue's left hand and knee.
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)