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Coffin-fitting in the shape of Medusa's head
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.790
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFItting for a wooden coffin shaped like Medusa's head. Circular disc; rude work; dull gray color; much incrusted; slight traces of light yellow-brown on hair.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).