Spindle bottle
1570–1293 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Place of ManufactureEgypt
Medium/TechniquePottery (Nile silt)
DimensionsH. 27.9 cm, Diameter 5.8 cm
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1367
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
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.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
3650–3300 B.C.
1570–1070 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.