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Burnishing stone
Burnishing stone

Burnishing stone

1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight x width: 3.8 x 8.9 cm (1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.789
On View
Not on view
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)
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Group shot: 01.7268, 01.7269
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.
Kerma: Misc. stone, faience, ivory and pottery, Su.62 (MFA), 63 (=MFA 13.4043), 64, 65 (MFA), 6…
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot:  a)19.1572; b) 19.1575; c) 19.1586; d) 19.1584; e) 19.1580; f) 19.1569-70; g) 50.40…
2000–1500 B.C.
Weights?
1570–1070 B.C.