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Gold foil from a coffin
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Medium/Technique
Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3065
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionFragments of foil with inscription painted in black; overlay from a mummy case.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 64 (?) 1911: 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.