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Slender jar with ring neck
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11.4 x 4.4 cm (4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis tall, slender jar is fitted with a lid. The jar has a flat base, and the rim is wide and flat. The stone is purplish in color with light horizontal veining. It is complete.
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)