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Stopper or sealing

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Clay
Dimensions Height x width x length: 50.7 x 9.8 x 12.4 cm (19 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1560
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ClassificationsInscriptions

DescriptionThis large mass of unbaked mud is rough and irregular on one side and smoothed on the other. The smooth side has been stamped with a sealing of a cartouche with hieroglyphs.
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)