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Sarcophagus of Babaef's wife: box
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Shepseskaf (?)
2472–2467 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb 7310 B
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Overall: 91 x 120 x 191.1 cm (35 13/16 x 47 1/4 x 75 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number1988.7.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionLarge fragment of box. Uninscribed.
ProvenanceGiza, tomb G 7310 B. 1924: 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 (Division List No. 28), shipped August 1930.