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Serpent wand
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4168
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionBlack and brown; stretched full length with slight curves; incised lines to indicated scales and mouth.
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.