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DEACESSIONED June 17, 2010

Reproduction of an ancient Egyptian vase

Egyptian
Late 19th or early 20th century

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Height x diameter: 6.0 x 4.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1480
ClassificationsReproductions

DescriptionDark chocolate-brown stone; fine grain; two handles slightly modeled on sides; pointed bottom; surface smooth and polished.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)