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Funerary stele (forgery)
Egyptian
Modern
Medium/Technique
Slate and wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 9.8 x 10.2 cm (3 7/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Atherton
Accession NumberRES.47.54
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionSquare green slate tablet framed on three sides with wood. On one side incised representation of a mummy on a bed; underneath four funeral deities; above two women with four vertical lines of nonsensical inscriptions between them.
ProvenanceModern forgery. 1947: Mrs. Walter Atherton Collection; 1947: Given by Mrs. Walter Atherton to the MFA.