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Convex-sided bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gneiss
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.5 x 17.6 cm (2 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.575
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionStone bowl with a flat base and slightly inverted worked rim. The stone is predominantly black to greenish-gray. It is extensively veined with white. The interior surface has several incised lines around the center at the bottom. There is a large fragment missing from one side.
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)