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Toy ball
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Textile- yarn
Dimensions
Diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4740
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionIt is woven thread-work, which is partly filled with some soft substance. The weaving technique may not be pharaonic. It resembles crochet work. It was made in two pieces and attached at the middle.
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)