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Vessel with relief decoration
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
A.D. 1–99
Place of Origin: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 18.2 x 14 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way, by exchange
Accession Number1993.574
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDeep blue glazed jar with high relief decoration of a cat facing a bird over an egg and a anther and gazelle with heads addorsed. Lotus calyx below. Rim largely restored. Some chipping and blistering on surface.
ProvenanceJune 12, 1993: New York, Sotheby's, Antiquities and Islamic Art, lot 74 ("property of a North American Private Collection," provenance stated as Cairo Dealer Nicholas Tano, who was active from about 1906 until his death in 1924); 1993: accesioned by the MFA.
(Accession Date: September 22, 1993)
(Accession Date: September 22, 1993)