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Part of sarcophagus
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Width x length: 13.2 x 42 cm (5 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4813c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionWood; hawk's wings, head of Imsety; elaborate bands above forming necklace; vertical bands of hieroglyphics; yellow, red, green, black and white; on wooden background.
Very fragile; large sections of decoration have come loose from the wood.
Part "B" is mislabeled 72.4819b.
Very fragile; large sections of decoration have come loose from the wood.
Part "B" is mislabeled 72.4819b.
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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)