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Seated male figure
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .104 H. .044 TH. .07 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4162
OUT ON LOAN
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionFinely modeled chair; bars black and red; color almost disappeared; white cloth; black hair. Wood.
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.