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Stone rubber
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Tan stone
Dimensions
Other: 1.6 x 3.8 cm (5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.799
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Household
DescriptionFine-grained; light brown; smooth surface; one side flat; back is very convex. Ovoid. Shaped like half an egg.
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.