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Upper part of a scribal statue

2061–1649 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBlack granite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 7.3 x 6 x 3.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.717
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
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)