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Small ovoid jar with handles
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period
1070–712 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Black limestone or basalt?
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.1 x 3.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.568
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionGlobular ovoid body. The base is rounded. The rim is badly chipped. It has a narrow neck. There are remains of small lug handles. The stone is a uniform black with white speckling and brownish veins. It is well polished with some worn spots. The edges are nicked.
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)