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Long-necked flask with foot
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1080 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.572
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis highly polished black stone vessel has a globular body tapering down into a flat stand. The tall neck ends in a flattened flaring rim.
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.