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Beard

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Debris between tombs 13 and 20

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 7.7 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-264
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentMummy trappings

DescriptionBeard from mummy, painted blue.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris between Tombs 13 and 20. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.