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Face from mummiform coffin

Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period to early Late Period,
1070–660 B.C.

Medium/Technique Wood with inlays of obsidian, alabaster and blue glass
Dimensions Height x width: 11.5 x 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4731
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentMasks

DescriptionFine modeling; inlaid eyes and eyebrows; cut across forehead and back of head; three holes in back.
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)