Long-necked flask with horizontal loop handles
1570–1070 B.C.
Place of OriginEgypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePottery (Nile silt); red and blue pigments
DimensionsH. 36.8 cm, Diameter 19.7 cm
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1476
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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.
1570–1293 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.