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Coffin base of Nesptah
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22
945–712 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Thebes
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Width (max) x length: 54 x 194 cm (21 1/4 x 76 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4838b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOuter coffin base of Nes-Ptah. Anthropoid, coated with gesso and painted black. Horizontal band encircling the body of a small man of the case which names the Barber of Amun, Nes-Ptah, son of the Barber of Ptah, Nes-[pa-en-renenwetet]. Fair condition, with numerous chips, cracks, and loose pieces of wood, especially around the bottom edge.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-72: 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.