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Base of coffin of Bik
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, 12B
Medium/Technique
Wood
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-532.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOne long fragment coated with gesso (probably bottom boards)
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 12, pit B. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1915: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.