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Funerary cone of Tjay

1295–1070 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePottery
DimensionsLength x diameter: 14.2 x 8.3 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession numberRES.72.279
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceProbably from Thebes (Sheikh Abd el-Qurna). By 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, 1782)