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Head of Viceroy Merymose from his middle sarcophagus
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1352 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 41.5 x 43.5 x 22.4 cm (16 5/16 x 17 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Frank E. Peabody
Accession Number09.286
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionFragment of the face from a sarcophagus lid, carved in black granite with rose colored blotches across forhead. A fragmentary inscription on the preserved proper right shoulder of the piece matches an inscribed lid in the British Museum, part of a sarcophagus set belonging to Merymose, the Viceroy of Kush under Amenhotep III.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Qurnet Murai, tomb of Merymose (TT 383). By 1909, with Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, purchased of Mohamed Mohassib by Joseph Lindon Smith with 09.287 for $150.00, acquired by the MFA with funds provided by Mrs. Frank Peabody.
(Accession Date: August 5, 1909)
(Accession Date: August 5, 1909)