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Face from a coffin lid
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–24
1085–751 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 26 x 15.7 cm (10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4733
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionWell modeled face from a coffin, carved from dark, fine grained wood; painted eyes and eyebrows; badly worm-eaten on left side; square plug above for attachment of wig or headdress.
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.