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Ba bird statuette

305–30 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePolychrome wood
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 10.2 x 4 x 9.5 cm (4 x 1 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4179
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ClassificationsTomb 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.