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Fragments of a coffin
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2160–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 6 x 3 x 35 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.835o
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionTwo decorated fragments of a coffin with gesso, joining, and one non-joining, decorated fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-l Bersha, Egypt, shaft19A: 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.