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Piece of onyx
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 1.9 cm (1 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1223
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
DescriptionPale yellow and white; no cutting. Rough oblique cylinder, ringed stone.
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.