Earring
Medium/TechniqueShell or ivory
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .022 D. .009 TH.
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4692
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040-1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3850–3650 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
3850–3650 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.