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Mold for a heron or phoenix
Mold for a heron or phoenix

Mold for a heron or phoenix

760–332 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 13.6 x 14.3 x 2.6 cm (5 3/8 x 5 5/8 x 1 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.699
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
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)