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Stool
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood (acacia)
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 26.2 x 36.8 x 37.2 cm (10 5/16 x 14 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4265
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
Description4 rounded legs on the stool taper toward the bottom and then flare out again to terminate in wide convex pads at the foot. 3 braces restored. 1 original. Restored by J. C. Lachevre in 1982.
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.