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Copper wire from a coffin
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, early Dynasty 12
1991–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 19, shaft B
Medium/Technique
Copper
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-640
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 19, pit B. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.