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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

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.