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Book of the Dead of Seni on linen

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.

Medium/Technique Ink on linen.
Dimensions Height x width: 62 × 51 cm (24 7/16 × 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4727
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts

DescriptionNatural-colored linen, stained and darkened by age. Hieroglyphic text of the Book of the Dead belonging to a man Seni including chapters 71, 106 and 124.
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.