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Uraeus
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.5 x 9.5 cm (1 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4225
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionUraeus made of wood with white priming. It is decorated in red, blue, and yellow. There is a round disc on its head. It is in good condition.
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)