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Lid of the outer coffin of Bes
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period
1070–760 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 53.3 x 213.4 x 66 cm (21 x 84 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4823e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOuter coffin lid of Bes. Anthropoid.
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.