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Basket lid

Medium/TechniqueHalfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata leaf)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4748b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
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.
Group shot: 15-4-426, 15-4-434
1991–1783 B.C.
Basket
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Cover
2061–1640 B.C.
Round lid or tray
2061–1640 B.C.
Round lid or tray
2061–1640 B.C.
Lid
2400–1550 B.C.
Fan
early 19th century